Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 13,877 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria is 13,877 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 26,280 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13,710 number, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26,183 number | — |
| 1997 | 26,280 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25,215 number | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 23,757 number | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 22,207 number | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 21,465 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 21,053 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 20,630 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 20,127 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 19,581 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 18,729 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 17,667 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 15,584 number | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 14,777 number | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 14,575 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14,208 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,026 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13,975 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13,710 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 14,085 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13,877 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,893 number | 25,215 number | 26,280 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 20,080 number | 15,584 number | 23,757 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,154 number | 13,710 number | 14,777 number | 8 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 13,877 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26,280 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,710 number in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.