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

Bulgaria
0.9952 GPI
in 2018
France
0.9946 GPI
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
87th
France rank
88th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9952 GPI against 0.9946 GPI in France, a difference of 0.0006 GPI.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 87th and France ranks 88th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9932 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0188 GPI France
1980s 0.9947 GPI 0.9865 GPI 0.0081 GPI Bulgaria
1990s 0.9806 GPI 0.9847 GPI 0.0041 GPI France
2000s 0.9881 GPI 0.9914 GPI 0.0033 GPI France
2010s 0.9936 GPI 0.9947 GPI 0.001 GPI France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Bulgaria or France?
Bulgaria, at 0.9952 GPI against 0.9946 GPI in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Bulgaria and France?
0.0006 GPI, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 87th and France ranks 88th 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.