Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9861 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9861 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
121st
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9861 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9517 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 0.964 GPI1996: 0.953 GPI1997: 0.955 GPI1998: 0.956 GPI1999: 0.955 GPI2000: 0.954 GPI2001: 0.952 GPI2002: 0.954 GPI2003: 0.957 GPI2004: 0.957 GPI2005: 0.961 GPI2006: 0.964 GPI2007: 0.967 GPI2008: 0.972 GPI2009: 0.972 GPI2010: 0.97 GPI2011: 0.973 GPI2012: 0.972 GPI2013: 0.969 GPI2014: 0.964 GPI2015: 0.973 GPI2016: 0.976 GPI2017: 0.979 GPI2018: 0.986 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria stood at 0.9861 GPI. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9861 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9517 GPI, in 2001.

That places Bulgaria 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.9641 GPI
1996 0.9533 GPI -1.1%
1997 0.9555 GPI +0.2%
1998 0.9565 GPI +0.1%
1999 0.9553 GPI -0.1%
2000 0.9536 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.9517 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9541 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9568 GPI +0.3%
2004 0.9574 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9614 GPI +0.4%
2006 0.964 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.9675 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.9718 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9716 GPI -0.0%
2010 0.9702 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9729 GPI +0.3%
2012 0.9725 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.9687 GPI -0.4%
2014 0.9645 GPI -0.4%
2015 0.973 GPI +0.9%
2016 0.9759 GPI +0.3%
2017 0.9793 GPI +0.4%
2018 0.9861 GPI +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9569 GPI 0.9533 GPI 0.9641 GPI 5
2000s 0.961 GPI 0.9517 GPI 0.9718 GPI 10
2010s 0.9737 GPI 0.9645 GPI 0.9861 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 118 Germany 0.9864 GPI compare
  2. 119 Zimbabwe 0.9863 GPI compare
  3. 120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9863 GPI compare
  4. 122 Marshall Islands 0.9854 GPI compare
  5. 123 Romania 0.9853 GPI compare
  6. 124 Namibia 0.9852 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bulgaria was 0.9861 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9861 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9517 GPI in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.