Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 94.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 94.2% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Bulgaria peaked at 94.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 89.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 90.9% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 12 Suriname 95.5% compare
- 13 Hungary 95.2% compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.6% compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 18 Italy 93.8% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Bulgaria?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bulgaria was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.