Bulgaria vs Portugal: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
264,440 number
in 2019
Portugal
252,728 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
110th
Portugal rank
113th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 264,440 number against 252,728 number in Portugal, a difference of 11,712 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 113th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 518,843 number 519,124 number 281.1 number Portugal
1980s 524,312 number 461,275 number 63,037 number Bulgaria
1990s 404,551 number 335,018 number 69,533 number Bulgaria
2000s 260,177 number 321,190 number 61,013 number Portugal
2010s 286,856 number 285,715 number 1,140 number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Bulgaria, at 264,440 number against 252,728 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Portugal?
11,712 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.