School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 0.596 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria stood at 0.596 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria peaked at 1.48 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.596 GPI, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 85th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.14 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 1.48 GPI | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 1.34 GPI | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9713 GPI | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPI | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9179 GPI | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6461 GPI | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6309 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.24 GPI | +96.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8705 GPI | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 1.25 GPI | +43.9% |
| 2009 | 1.46 GPI | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPI | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8867 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8738 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.867 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.596 GPI | -31.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.596 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPI, 50% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.596 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPI, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.48 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 0.6309 GPI | 1.46 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9193 GPI | 0.596 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Bulgaria was 0.596 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPI in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 GPI in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.