Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bulgaria peaked at 19.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 79th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +40.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 82% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +40.5% | 13.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.0% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bulgaria was 11.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release