School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9757 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria stood at 0.9757 GPI.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9726 GPI, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9868 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9923 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.994 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9841 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9965 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9865 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9852 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9843 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9931 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9959 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9957 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9968 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9956 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9955 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9931 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9902 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.994 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9977 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9879 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9897 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9809 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9794 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9774 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9784 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9804 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9804 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9726 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9727 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9737 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9757 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9811 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9816 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.977 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9749 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.973 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9774 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9765 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9764 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9757 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9913 GPI | 0.9841 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9934 GPI | 0.9843 GPI | 0.9968 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9903 GPI | 0.9794 GPI | 0.9977 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9774 GPI | 0.9726 GPI | 0.9816 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9763 GPI | 0.973 GPI | 0.9792 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9757 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9726 GPI in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.