Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9981 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9981 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
119th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.9734 GPI
in 1989
Years of data
32
1985–2017

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1985–2017

00.250.50.7511985200120171985: 0.991 GPI1986: 0.984 GPI1987: 0.985 GPI1988: 0.997 GPI1989: 0.973 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 0.997 GPI1992: 0.994 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1995: 0.981 GPI1996: 0.995 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.995 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.995 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.989 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria stood at 0.9981 GPI.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9734 GPI, in 1989.

Bulgaria ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Bulgaria, 1985 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1985 0.9906 GPI
1986 0.9843 GPI -0.6%
1987 0.985 GPI +0.1%
1988 0.9973 GPI +1.2%
1989 0.9734 GPI -2.4%
1990 1.03 GPI +5.4%
1991 0.9975 GPI -2.8%
1992 0.9938 GPI -0.4%
1993 1.07 GPI +7.4%
1995 0.9813 GPI -8.1%
1996 0.9954 GPI +1.4%
1997 1.01 GPI +1.1%
1998 1 GPI -0.3%
1999 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2000 0.9999 GPI -0.7%
2001 1 GPI +0.2%
2002 0.9953 GPI -0.7%
2003 1.01 GPI +1.7%
2004 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2005 0.9953 GPI -2.4%
2006 1 GPI +0.9%
2007 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2008 0.9952 GPI -1.4%
2009 0.9947 GPI -0.0%
2010 0.9962 GPI +0.2%
2011 0.9888 GPI -0.7%
2012 0.9959 GPI +0.7%
2013 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2014 1 GPI -0.6%
2015 0.9985 GPI -0.2%
2016 1 GPI +0.4%
2017 0.9981 GPI -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9861 GPI 0.9734 GPI 0.9973 GPI 5
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9813 GPI 1.07 GPI 9
2000s 1 GPI 0.9947 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9985 GPI 0.9888 GPI 1.01 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 116 Mexico 0.9986 GPI compare
  2. 117 Saint Lucia 0.9984 GPI compare
  3. 118 Albania 0.9984 GPI compare
  4. 119 Tunisia 0.9981 GPI compare
  5. 121 Luxembourg 0.9976 GPI compare
  6. 122 Tonga 0.9976 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9981 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1993.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9734 GPI in 1989.
How does Bulgaria rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.