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

Bulgaria
0.9952 GPI
in 2018
Ireland
0.9945 GPI
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
87th
Ireland rank
89th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9952 GPI against 0.9945 GPI in Ireland, a difference of 0.0007 GPI.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 87th and Ireland ranks 89th of 197 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9932 GPI 0.9992 GPI 0.006 GPI Ireland
1980s 0.9951 GPI 1 GPI 0.0079 GPI Ireland
1990s 0.9806 GPI 1 GPI 0.0213 GPI Ireland
2000s 0.9881 GPI 0.9933 GPI 0.0052 GPI Ireland
2010s 0.9936 GPI 0.9958 GPI 0.0022 GPI Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Bulgaria or Ireland?
Bulgaria, at 0.9952 GPI against 0.9945 GPI in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Bulgaria and Ireland?
0.0007 GPI, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Ireland ranks 89th 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.