In a simple battery$-$and$-$bulb circuit, is the electric current that enters the bulb on the side nearer to the positive terminal of the battery larger than the current that leaves the bulb on the opposite side?

Yes, the high resistance of the bulb filament decreases the current as it passes through the bulb.

No$,$ the amount of current entering the bulb is the same as the amount leaving the bulb.

No$,$ the current that leaves the bulb is greater than the current that enters the bulb due to the lower resistance of the wires.