Bulgaria vs Guinea-Bissau: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
291,419 number
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
313,803 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
131st
Guinea-Bissau rank
129th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 313,803 number against 291,419 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 22,384 number.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 507,969 number 106,628 number 401,341 number Bulgaria
1980s 531,032 number 130,922 number 400,110 number Bulgaria
1990s 445,898 number 178,065 number 267,834 number Bulgaria
2000s 296,765 number 214,723 number 82,041 number Bulgaria
2010s 272,555 number 271,016 number 1,540 number Bulgaria
2020s 291,419 number 313,803 number 22,384 number Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 313,803 number against 291,419 number in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
22,384 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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