Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 80.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria stood at 80.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria peaked at 81.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 8th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 74.9% | — |
| 1997 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 74.9% | 76.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 76.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.1% | 81.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bulgaria was 80.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.