Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bulgaria
0.9989 index
in 2025
Malaysia
0.9987 index
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
143rd
Malaysia rank
144th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9989 index against 0.9987 index in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 143rd and Malaysia ranks 144th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9915 index | 0.9819 index | 0.0096 index | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.9934 index | 1.02 index | 0.0278 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9951 index | 0.9972 index | 0.0021 index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9977 index | 0.9958 index | 0.0019 index | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9987 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0004 index | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9989 index against 0.9987 index in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.0002 index, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 143rd and Malaysia ranks 144th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.