Bulgaria vs Canada: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Bulgaria
0.9952 GPI
in 2018
Canada
0.9957 GPI
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
87th
Canada rank
85th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.9957 GPI against 0.9952 GPI in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0005 GPI.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 87th and Canada ranks 85th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9932 GPI 0.9944 GPI 0.0011 GPI Canada
1980s 0.9951 GPI 0.9825 GPI 0.0126 GPI Bulgaria
1990s 0.9811 GPI 0.9894 GPI 0.0084 GPI Canada
2000s 0.9902 GPI 0.9959 GPI 0.0057 GPI Canada
2010s 0.9936 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0118 GPI Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Bulgaria or Canada?
Canada, at 0.9957 GPI against 0.9952 GPI in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Bulgaria and Canada?
0.0005 GPI, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Canada ranks 85th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.