Bulgaria vs Serbia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bulgaria
34,762 number
in 2020
Serbia
34,274 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
120th
Serbia rank
121st

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 34,762 number against 34,274 number in Serbia, a difference of 488 number.

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

Bulgaria ranks 120th and Serbia ranks 121st of 202 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 65,699 number 70,288 number 4,589 number Serbia
1980s 68,182 number 78,233 number 10,052 number Serbia
1990s 54,008 number 69,436 number 15,428 number Serbia
2000s 34,298 number 39,110 number 4,812 number Serbia
2010s 36,627 number 35,358 number 1,269 number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Bulgaria, at 34,762 number against 34,274 number in Serbia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bulgaria and Serbia?
488 number, with Bulgaria 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, one year before than official primary entry?
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Serbia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/