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
Latest (2025)
0.9989 index
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
143rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.9989 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.9905 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9905 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9908 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.991 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9913 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9915 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9918 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.992 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9922 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9923 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9925 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9927 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9929 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9931 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9932 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9934 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9937 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9939 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9943 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9945 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9948 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9951 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9955 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9959 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9962 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9963 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9967 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.997 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9976 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9981 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9982 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9984 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9984 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9985 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9987 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9987 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9989 index | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9989 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9989 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.