Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 10,858 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria stood at 10,858 number.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Bulgaria peaked at 11,218 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,006 number, in 1971.
That places Bulgaria 49th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,538 number | 2,006 number | 5,532 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 5,695 number | 4,788 number | 7,241 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,279 number | 7,856 number | 10,765 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,630 number | 8,431 number | 10,226 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,748 number | 9,810 number | 11,218 number | 8 |
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 10,858 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,218 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,006 number in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.