Bulgaria vs Upper middle income: Secondary education, teachers

Bulgaria
77.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income
60.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
13th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 77.0% against 60.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 72.3% 49.3% 23.0% Bulgaria
2000s 77.2% 52.4% 24.8% Bulgaria
2010s 78.9% 55.6% 23.3% Bulgaria
2020s 77.8% 59.4% 18.4% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Bulgaria or Upper middle income?
Bulgaria, at 77.0% against 60.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
16.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Upper middle income rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary 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
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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