Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 42,964 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42,964 number
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
38th
of 103 countries
All-time high
50,527 number
in 2015
All-time low
42,964 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Bulgaria, 2013–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2013201520182013: 48.4k number2014: 50.0k number2015: 50.5k number2016: 47.4k number2017: 44.7k number2018: 43.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Bulgaria is 42,964 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Bulgaria ranks 38th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 35 Greece 46,801 number compare
  2. 36 Viet Nam 46,584 number compare
  3. 37 Hungary 45,321 number compare
  4. 39 Norway 41,522 number compare
  5. 40 Saudi Arabia 40,727 number compare
  6. 41 Finland 39,867 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Bulgaria?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Bulgaria was 42,964 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 50,527 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 42,964 number in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.