Bulgaria vs Iceland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bulgaria
0.9926 index
in 2025
Iceland
0.9972 index
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
138th
Iceland rank
136th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9972 index against 0.9926 index in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0046 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 138th and Iceland ranks 136th of 164 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9886 index | 0.9987 index | 0.0101 index | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9896 index | 0.9995 index | 0.01 index | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9816 index | 0.999 index | 0.0174 index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9908 index | 0.9981 index | 0.0073 index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9918 index | 0.9975 index | 0.0057 index | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.9972 index against 0.9926 index in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0.0046 index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 138th and Iceland ranks 136th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.