Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 42.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
42.7%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
29th
of 155 countries
All-time high
46.3%
in 2014
All-time low
41.0%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2017

010203040501998200720171998: 42.9 %1999: 42.4 %2000: 42.2 %2001: 43.3 %2002: 43.8 %2003: 43.5 %2004: 43.7 %2005: 42.8 %2006: 42.4 %2007: 42 %2008: 41.2 %2009: 41 %2010: 42.1 %2011: 42.1 %2012: 41 %2013: 43.8 %2014: 46.3 %2015: 44.6 %2016: 43.1 %2017: 42.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 42.7% for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 46.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2009.

That places Bulgaria 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 42.9%
1999 42.4% -1.1%
2000 42.2% -0.4%
2001 43.3% +2.6%
2002 43.8% +1.2%
2003 43.5% -0.7%
2004 43.7% +0.4%
2005 42.8% -1.9%
2006 42.4% -1.1%
2007 42.0% -0.9%
2008 41.2% -1.9%
2009 41.0% -0.6%
2010 42.1% +2.9%
2011 42.1% -0.1%
2012 41.0% -2.5%
2013 43.8% +6.8%
2014 46.3% +5.7%
2015 44.6% -3.7%
2016 43.1% -3.4%
2017 42.7% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.7% 42.4% 42.9% 2
2000s 42.6% 41.0% 43.8% 10
2010s 43.2% 41.0% 46.3% 8

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  2. 27 Italy 43.1% compare
  3. 28 Niger 42.9% compare
  4. 30 El Salvador 42.4% compare
  5. 31 Egypt 42.0% compare
  6. 32 Poland 41.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria was 42.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.