Bulgaria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers

Bulgaria
94.2%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
77.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
14th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 94.2% against 77.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Bulgaria ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 89.3% 76.9% 12.4% Bulgaria
2000s 92.6% 77.2% 15.4% Bulgaria
2010s 94.1% 77.0% 17.1% Bulgaria
2020s 93.5% 77.5% 16.0% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Bulgaria or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 94.2% against 77.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Bulgaria ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.