Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9749 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9749 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9749 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9246 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 0.94 GPI1996: 0.925 GPI1997: 0.932 GPI1998: 0.938 GPI1999: 0.937 GPI2000: 0.934 GPI2001: 0.929 GPI2002: 0.928 GPI2003: 0.931 GPI2004: 0.93 GPI2005: 0.936 GPI2006: 0.944 GPI2007: 0.948 GPI2008: 0.948 GPI2009: 0.942 GPI2010: 0.94 GPI2011: 0.948 GPI2012: 0.951 GPI2013: 0.945 GPI2014: 0.934 GPI2015: 0.954 GPI2016: 0.96 GPI2017: 0.962 GPI2018: 0.975 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria stood at 0.9749 GPI. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9749 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9246 GPI, in 1996.

That places Bulgaria 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.9401 GPI
1996 0.9246 GPI -1.6%
1997 0.9323 GPI +0.8%
1998 0.9379 GPI +0.6%
1999 0.9372 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.9335 GPI -0.4%
2001 0.9291 GPI -0.5%
2002 0.9281 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.9315 GPI +0.4%
2004 0.9305 GPI -0.1%
2005 0.9361 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9438 GPI +0.8%
2007 0.9479 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.9484 GPI +0.0%
2009 0.9423 GPI -0.6%
2010 0.9405 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.9478 GPI +0.8%
2012 0.9511 GPI +0.3%
2013 0.9447 GPI -0.7%
2014 0.9341 GPI -1.1%
2015 0.9536 GPI +2.1%
2016 0.96 GPI +0.7%
2017 0.9622 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9749 GPI +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9344 GPI 0.9246 GPI 0.9401 GPI 5
2000s 0.9371 GPI 0.9281 GPI 0.9484 GPI 10
2010s 0.9521 GPI 0.9341 GPI 0.9749 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 131 Belize 0.9759 GPI compare
  2. 132 El Salvador 0.9758 GPI compare
  3. 133 Saudi Arabia 0.9756 GPI compare
  4. 135 Tajikistan 0.9733 GPI compare
  5. 136 Germany 0.9727 GPI compare
  6. 137 Chile 0.9722 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9749 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9749 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9246 GPI in 1996.
How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.