School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release