Bulgaria vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index

Bulgaria
0.9667 GPI
in 2018
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.9636 GPI
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
140th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
141st

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9667 GPI against 0.9636 GPI in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.0031 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 140th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 141st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9935 GPI 0.572 GPI 0.4215 GPI Bulgaria
1980s 0.9947 GPI 0.7019 GPI 0.2928 GPI Bulgaria
1990s 0.9977 GPI 0.8092 GPI 0.1886 GPI Bulgaria
2000s 0.9711 GPI 0.9534 GPI 0.0177 GPI Bulgaria
2010s 0.9678 GPI 0.9402 GPI 0.0276 GPI Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Bulgaria or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Bulgaria, at 0.9667 GPI against 0.9636 GPI in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Bulgaria and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
0.0031 GPI, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 140th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 141st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.