School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.24 GPI in 2018. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria is 1.24 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.75 GPI in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPI, in 1971.
That places Bulgaria 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.75 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.27 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.41 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.7 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 1.33 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 1.24 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 GPI in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, tertiary, 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.