Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 46.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
46.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 78 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2013
All-time low
41.4%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Bulgaria, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Bulgaria is 46.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Bulgaria peaked at 50.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.4% | — |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 41.4% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.0% | 46.5% | 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 researchers (fte) - % female in Bulgaria?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Bulgaria was 46.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release