School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 0.596 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.596 GPI
Change on year
down 31.3%
World rank
85th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.48 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.596 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
20
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

00.511.51998200820181998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1.5 GPI2000: 1.3 GPI2001: 0.971 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 0.918 GPI2004: 0.646 GPI2005: 0.631 GPI2006: 1.2 GPI2007: 0.871 GPI2008: 1.3 GPI2009: 1.5 GPI2010: 1.2 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 0.947 GPI2015: 0.887 GPI2016: 0.874 GPI2017: 0.867 GPI2018: 0.596 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind 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 ind 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 82 Bahrain 0.6288 GPI compare
  2. 83 Belarus 0.6128 GPI compare
  3. 84 Laos 0.6035 GPI compare
  4. 86 Niger 0.5942 GPI compare
  5. 87 Russia 0.5671 GPI compare
  6. 88 Madagascar 0.5655 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind 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 ind 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 ind 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 ind?
Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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.