School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9855 GPI in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9855 GPI
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
118th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9855 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.9537 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
24
1995–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

00.20.40.60.811995200620181995: 0.965 GPI1996: 0.954 GPI1997: 0.956 GPI1998: 0.957 GPI1999: 0.956 GPI2000: 0.956 GPI2001: 0.955 GPI2002: 0.958 GPI2003: 0.961 GPI2004: 0.962 GPI2005: 0.965 GPI2006: 0.968 GPI2007: 0.971 GPI2008: 0.975 GPI2009: 0.974 GPI2010: 0.972 GPI2011: 0.973 GPI2012: 0.972 GPI2013: 0.973 GPI2014: 0.969 GPI2015: 0.973 GPI2016: 0.974 GPI2017: 0.976 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria is 0.9855 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9855 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9537 GPI, in 1996.

Bulgaria ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9575 GPI 0.9537 GPI 0.9648 GPI 5
2000s 0.9646 GPI 0.9548 GPI 0.9751 GPI 10
2010s 0.9741 GPI 0.9689 GPI 0.9855 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 115 Greece 0.9874 GPI compare
  2. 116 Botswana 0.9871 GPI compare
  3. 117 Lithuania 0.9869 GPI compare
  4. 118 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.9855 GPI compare
  5. 120 Marshall Islands 0.9851 GPI compare
  6. 121 Romania 0.9846 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bulgaria was 0.9855 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9855 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9537 GPI in 1996.
How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Bulgaria ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.