Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.0035 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0036 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per person, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 161st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0035 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.