Bulgaria vs Serbia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
537,164 number
in 2020
Serbia
559,697 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
115th
Serbia rank
113th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 559,697 number against 537,164 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 22,533 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Serbia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 113th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
1970s 908,687 number 1.11 million number 204,732 number Serbia
1980s 889,809 number 1.12 million number 226,927 number Serbia
1990s 848,197 number 1.14 million number 291,866 number Serbia
2000s 732,519 number 721,558 number 10,962 number Bulgaria
2010s 518,999 number 585,801 number 66,802 number Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Serbia, at 559,697 number against 537,164 number in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Serbia?
22,533 number, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 113th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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