School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9917 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9917 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
129th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1971
All-time low
0.9724 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
48
1971–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1971–2018

00.250.50.751197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria is 0.9917 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9724 GPI, in 1997.

Bulgaria ranks 129th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9742 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
1980s 0.9925 GPI 0.9869 GPI 1 GPI 10
1990s 0.9916 GPI 0.9724 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 0.991 GPI 0.9856 GPI 0.9994 GPI 10
2010s 0.9897 GPI 0.9838 GPI 0.9939 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 126 Jordan 0.992 GPI compare
  2. 127 Germany 0.992 GPI compare
  3. 128 Eritrea 0.9919 GPI compare
  4. 130 Croatia 0.9916 GPI compare
  5. 131 Latvia 0.991 GPI compare
  6. 132 Austria 0.9901 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9917 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1971.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9724 GPI in 1997.
How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.