Bulgaria vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Bulgaria
52.3%
in 2024
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
48.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
38th
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
39th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Bulgaria
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 52.3% against 48.6% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 35.7% | 3.5% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 0.1% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 44.0% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.5% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 48.5% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
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 SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 52.3% against 48.6% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Bulgaria and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 3.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th 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