Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 11,039 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11,039 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria peaked at 11,412 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,006, in 1971.
Bulgaria ranks 55th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,538 | 2,006 | 5,532 | 9 |
| 1980s | 5,695 | 4,788 | 7,241 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,279 | 7,856 | 10,765 | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,630 | 8,431 | 10,226 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,833 | 9,810 | 11,412 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,746 | 10,554 | 11,039 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria was 11,039 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,412 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,006 in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release