Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 22,710 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria, 1996β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria stood at 22,710.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria peaked at 25,860 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14,388, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 117th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,766 | 22,983 | 25,860 | 4 |
| 2000s | 18,696 | 15,075 | 23,344 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,990 | 14,388 | 20,668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,865 | 22,340 | 23,200 | 5 |
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- 116 Congo, Republic of 23,019 compare
- 118 Belarus, Republic of 22,228 compare
- 119 El Salvador 22,132 compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,845 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Bulgaria was 22,710 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,860 in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,388 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.