Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 17,318 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 78 Sierra Leone 19,888 number compare
- 79 Georgia 18,762 number compare
- 80 Mozambique 18,215 number compare
- 82 Uruguay 17,159 number compare
- 83 New Zealand 16,952 number compare
- 84 Republic of Moldova 15,716 number compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.