Bulgaria vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
20,464
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.17 million
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
81st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
83rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199620102024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.17 million against 20,464 in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.15 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 106.0 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 157 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 23,769 814,589 790,820 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 17,475 1.52 million 1.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 18,960 2.04 million 2.02 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.17 million against 20,464 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
2.15 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
370 places, 8,604 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release