Bulgaria vs Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
0.9855 GPIA
in 2024
Ireland
0.9788 GPIA
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
188th
Ireland rank
189th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9855 GPIA against 0.9788 GPIA in Ireland, a difference of 0.0067 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 188th and Ireland ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0054 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.0043 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.0036 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.0043 GPIA | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9855 GPIA against 0.9788 GPIA in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0.0067 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 188th and Ireland ranks 189th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release