Researchers (HC) - % Female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 48.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Bulgaria, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Bulgaria is 48.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Bulgaria peaked at 49.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 41.3% | 45.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 46.7% | 48.6% | 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 (hc) - % female in Bulgaria?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Bulgaria was 48.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release