Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.02
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2016
All-time low
0.8809
in 1975
Years of data
17
1975–2021
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria, 1975–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria is 1.02, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria peaked at 1.02 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8809, in 1975.
Bulgaria ranks 37th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8809 | — |
| 1992 | 0.9464 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9739 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9921 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9914 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9944 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9984 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.02 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8809 | 0.8809 | 0.8809 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9464 | 0.9464 | 0.9464 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9901 | 0.9739 | 0.9984 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bulgaria was 1.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8809 in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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