Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 17,318 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17,318 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
81st
of 141 countries
All-time high
34,935 number
in 1996
All-time low
17,096 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1996200720181996: 34.9k number1997: 34.8k number1998: 33.0k number1999: 27.4k number2000: 30.4k number2001: 28.2k number2002: 28.1k number2003: 26.5k number2004: 25.9k number2005: 25.2k number2006: 24.5k number2007: 23.3k number2008: 21.8k number2009: 19.2k number2010: 18.1k number2011: 17.9k number2012: 17.5k number2013: 17.3k number2014: 17.3k number2016: 17.1k number2017: 17.6k number2018: 17.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 17,318 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 34,935 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17,096 number, in 2016.

Bulgaria ranks 81st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 34,935 number
1997 34,770 number -0.5%
1998 32,974 number -5.2%
1999 27,436 number -16.8%
2000 30,390 number +10.8%
2001 28,204 number -7.2%
2002 28,149 number -0.2%
2003 26,539 number -5.7%
2004 25,909 number -2.4%
2005 25,203 number -2.7%
2006 24,452 number -3.0%
2007 23,290 number -4.8%
2008 21,827 number -6.3%
2009 19,162 number -12.2%
2010 18,139 number -5.3%
2011 17,900 number -1.3%
2012 17,534 number -2.0%
2013 17,330 number -1.2%
2014 17,278 number -0.3%
2016 17,096 number -1.1%
2017 17,564 number +2.7%
2018 17,318 number -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,529 number 27,436 number 34,935 number 4
2000s 25,312 number 19,162 number 30,390 number 10
2010s 17,520 number 17,096 number 18,139 number 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 78 Sierra Leone 19,888 number compare
  2. 79 Georgia 18,762 number compare
  3. 80 Mozambique 18,215 number compare
  4. 82 Uruguay 17,159 number compare
  5. 83 New Zealand 16,952 number compare
  6. 84 Republic of Moldova 15,716 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 17,318 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 34,935 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 17,096 number in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.