Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 36.87 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria stood at 36.87. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria peaked at 47.53 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36.87, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.53 | 47.53 | 47.53 | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.05 | 38.87 | 47.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.96 | 36.87 | 40.63 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,473 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria?
- Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Bulgaria was 36.87 in 2017, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.53 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.87 in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.