Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria stood at 1 index.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9804 index, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9804 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9842 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9829 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9852 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9912 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9896 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9923 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9957 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.996 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.996 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9929 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9976 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9984 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9947 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.996 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9976 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9885 index | 0.9804 index | 0.9957 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9985 index | 0.9929 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 index | 0.996 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9804 index in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.