Bulgaria vs Romania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bulgaria
0.9989 index
in 2025
Romania
0.9985 index
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
143rd
Romania rank
145th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9989 index against 0.9985 index in Romania, a difference of 0.0004 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 145th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9915 index | 1 index | 0.0094 index | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.9934 index | 0.9995 index | 0.0061 index | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.9951 index | 0.9997 index | 0.0046 index | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9977 index | 0.9986 index | 0.0009 index | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.9987 index | 0.9984 index | 0.0003 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 Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9989 index against 0.9985 index in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0004 index, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 145th 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.