Bulgaria vs Ireland: Secondary education, general pupils

Bulgaria
344,423
in 2017
Ireland
373,014
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
110th
Ireland rank
107th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119942017

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 373,014 against 344,423 in Bulgaria, a difference of 28,591.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 110th and Ireland ranks 107th of 204 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 589,839 221,659 368,180 Bulgaria
1980s 636,856 305,863 330,992 Bulgaria
1990s 578,205 341,094 237,111 Bulgaria
2000s 472,564 291,200 181,364 Bulgaria
2010s 354,774 324,750 30,024 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Bulgaria or Ireland?
Ireland, at 373,014 against 344,423 in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Bulgaria and Ireland?
28,591, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?
Bulgaria ranks 110th and Ireland ranks 107th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Ireland: Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-general-pupils/bulgaria/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-general-pupils/bulgaria/ireland/">Bulgaria vs Ireland: Secondary education, general pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.