Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 49.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria is 49.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria peaked at 60.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 93rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.8% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.3% | 57.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 51.5% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.5% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 90 Lithuania 50.2% compare
- 91 Kenya 50.1% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 50.0% compare
- 94 Belgium 49.5% compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 49.4% compare
- 96 United States of America 49.4% compare
More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Bulgaria was 49.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).