Bulgaria vs Romania: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Bulgaria
52.3%
in 2024
Romania
52.3%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
38th
Romania rank
37th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 52.3% against 52.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.7% | 29.4% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 29.2% | 7.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 28.9% | 10.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.0% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 49.1% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 52.2% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 52.3% against 52.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release