Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.0068 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0081 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per person, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd of 201 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.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.008 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0081 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.006 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 units per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 79 Slovakia 0.007 units per person compare
- 80 New Zealand 0.0069 units per person compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 0.0069 units per person compare
- 83 Cape Verde 0.0068 units per person compare
- 84 France 0.0068 units per person compare
- 85 Mexico 0.0067 units per person 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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0068 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.