Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0027 number per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0027 number per person
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
133rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0028 number per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.0019 number per person
in 2012
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

00.0010.0020.0031996200720181996: 0.003 number per person1997: 0.003 number per person1998: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.002 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.003 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.0027 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2018.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0028 number per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 number per person, in 2012.

Bulgaria ranks 133rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2018.
Year number per person Change
1996 0.0027 number per person
1997 0.0028 number per person +2.2%
1998 0.0027 number per person -3.5%
2000 0.0026 number per person -3.1%
2001 0.0024 number per person -6.9%
2002 0.0024 number per person +0.9%
2003 0.0023 number per person -5.4%
2004 0.0023 number per person -2.4%
2005 0.0022 number per person -3.7%
2006 0.0021 number per person -1.8%
2007 0.0021 number per person -2.4%
2008 0.002 number per person -1.8%
2009 0.0019 number per person -6.9%
2010 0.0019 number per person -0.4%
2011 0.0019 number per person -1.0%
2012 0.0019 number per person -0.3%
2013 0.0019 number per person +1.5%
2014 0.0019 number per person +2.8%
2016 0.002 number per person +4.5%
2017 0.0024 number per person +18.1%
2018 0.0027 number per person +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0027 number per person 0.0027 number per person 0.0028 number per person 3
2000s 0.0022 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0026 number per person 10
2010s 0.0021 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0027 number per person 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 130 Republic of Moldova 0.0029 number per person compare
  2. 131 Kenya 0.0028 number per person compare
  3. 132 Morocco 0.0028 number per person compare
  4. 134 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0027 number per person compare
  5. 135 Solomon Islands 0.0026 number per person compare
  6. 136 Germany 0.0026 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0027 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.