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

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9709 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

00.250.50.7511996200720181996: 0.975 GPI1997: 0.983 GPI1998: 0.971 GPI1999: 0.983 GPI2000: 0.983 GPI2001: 0.983 GPI2002: 0.993 GPI2003: 0.998 GPI2004: 0.998 GPI2005: 0.998 GPI2006: 0.995 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

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

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 87 Liechtenstein 1 GPI compare
  2. 88 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
  3. 89 Estonia 1 GPI compare
  4. 91 Paraguay 1 GPI compare
  5. 92 France 1 GPI compare
  6. 93 Armenia 1 GPI compare

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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

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,343 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.