Bulgaria vs Laos: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bulgaria
0.9926 index
in 2025
Laos
0.9856 index
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
138th
Laos rank
141st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bulgaria
- Laos
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9926 index against 0.9856 index in Laos, a difference of 0.007 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 138th and Laos ranks 141st of 164 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9886 index | 0.629 index | 0.3596 index | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.9896 index | 0.7166 index | 0.273 index | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.9816 index | 0.8051 index | 0.1765 index | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9908 index | 0.9061 index | 0.0846 index | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9918 index | 0.9734 index | 0.0184 index | Bulgaria |
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 Laos?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9926 index against 0.9856 index in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bulgaria and Laos?
- 0.007 index, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Laos rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 138th and Laos ranks 141st 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.