Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.99 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.99 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.9711 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

00.250.50.7511998200820181998: 0.977 GPI1999: 0.987 GPI2000: 0.978 GPI2001: 0.977 GPI2002: 0.973 GPI2003: 0.971 GPI2004: 0.977 GPI2005: 0.983 GPI2006: 0.978 GPI2007: 0.991 GPI2008: 0.976 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 0.989 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2015: 0.987 GPI2016: 0.991 GPI2017: 0.99 GPI2018: 0.99 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria stood at 0.99 GPI.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9711 GPI, in 2003.

Bulgaria ranks 97th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9819 GPI 0.977 GPI 0.9868 GPI 2
2000s 0.9788 GPI 0.9711 GPI 0.9912 GPI 10
2010s 0.9944 GPI 0.9871 GPI 1.01 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 94 Bolivia 0.993 GPI compare
  2. 95 Kyrgyzstan 0.9918 GPI compare
  3. 96 Norway 0.9911 GPI compare
  4. 98 United Arab Emirates 0.9889 GPI compare
  5. 99 Chile 0.9881 GPI compare
  6. 100 Türkiye 0.9881 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.99 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9711 GPI in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for 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.