Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9989 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria is 0.9989 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9989 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9905 index, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 143rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9915 index | 0.9905 index | 0.9923 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9934 index | 0.9925 index | 0.9941 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9951 index | 0.9941 index | 0.9963 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9977 index | 0.9967 index | 0.9984 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9987 index | 0.9984 index | 0.9989 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,473 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9989 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9989 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9905 index in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 143rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.