Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 19,236 Persons in 2024. ▬ Flat
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Bulgaria, 2014–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Bulgaria is 19,236 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Bulgaria peaked at 19,236 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,029 Persons, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18,769 Persons | — |
| 2015 | 18,982 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18,857 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18,344 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 18,029 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18,132 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18,806 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 18,185 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 18,726 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 18,830 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 19,236 Persons | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,519 Persons | 18,029 Persons | 18,982 Persons | 6 |
| 2020s | 18,757 Persons | 18,185 Persons | 19,236 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Bulgaria?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Bulgaria was 19,236 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19,236 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,029 Persons in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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