Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 55.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Bulgaria, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Bulgaria stood at 55.9%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Bulgaria peaked at 55.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37.2% | — |
| 1997 | 35.6% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 32.4% | 37.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 35.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 44.8% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.9% | 55.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Bulgaria?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Bulgaria was 55.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release