Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 75.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria is 75.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria peaked at 78.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 67.2% | — |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 69.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 72.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.8% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.1% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 7 Latvia 77.3% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 76.8% compare
- 9 Canada 75.3% compare
- 11 San Marino 75.0% compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 72.9% 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 upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bulgaria was 75.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release