Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 77.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bulgaria peaked at 79.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.2% | — |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 71.2% | 73.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 75.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 78.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.0% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 12 Guyana 79.6% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 78.3% compare
- 16 Estonia 76.1% compare
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
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 secondary education who are female in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bulgaria was 77.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release