Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9709 GPI, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9749 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9709 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9826 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9829 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9932 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9976 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9984 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9949 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9952 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9981 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9954 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9779 GPI | 0.9709 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9952 GPI | 0.9829 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9709 GPI in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.