Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 56.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
56.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 71 countries
All-time high
58.5%
in 2014
All-time low
44.2%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bulgaria, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 56.9% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bulgaria peaked at 58.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 44.2% | — |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 56.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 56.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 44.2% | 49.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 48.8% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 54.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.7% | 57.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bulgaria?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bulgaria was 56.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release