Bulgaria vs ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

Bulgaria
77.0%
in 2024
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
68.7%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
15th
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank
14th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
020406080199620102024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 77.0% against 68.7% in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)'s.

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

Bulgaria ranks 15th and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 14th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) Difference Ahead
1990s 72.3% 61.3% 11.0% Bulgaria
2000s 77.2% 62.8% 14.4% Bulgaria
2010s 78.9% 65.2% 13.7% Bulgaria
2020s 77.8% 67.8% 10.0% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Bulgaria or ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Bulgaria, at 77.0% against 68.7% in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Bulgaria and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
8.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
Bulgaria ranks 15th and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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 secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release