Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.74 | 0.4 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 12 Austria 1.5 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 1.3 compare
- 14 Malta 1.1 compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 compare
- 17 Croatia 0.7 compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.6 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria?
- Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Bulgaria was 1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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