Bulgaria vs ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Bulgaria
79.2%
in 2024
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
69.7%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
12th
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
15th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 79.2% against 69.7% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 12th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 15th of 156 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Difference Ahead
1990s 75.7% 66.3% 9.4% Bulgaria
2000s 79.5% 66.8% 12.6% Bulgaria
2010s 80.7% 68.6% 12.1% Bulgaria
2020s 79.8% 69.7% 10.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Bulgaria or ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Bulgaria, at 79.2% against 69.7% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
9.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Bulgaria ranks 12th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 15th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release