Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1,313 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria stood at 1,313.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria peaked at 2,773 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 794, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 142nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,773 | — |
| 1997 | 2,762 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,576 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 2,350 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2,123 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1,790 | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 1,672 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1,502 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 1,396 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,283 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,206 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1,125 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,068 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 945 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 903 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 851 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 850 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 817 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 818 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 794 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 840 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,040 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 1,297 | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 1,371 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1,532 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1,542 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,576 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,410 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 1,313 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,615 | 2,350 | 2,773 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,411 | 945 | 2,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 958.1 | 794 | 1,371 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,475 | 1,313 | 1,576 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 139 Ukraine 1,454 compare
- 140 Luxembourg 1,388 compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,307 compare
- 144 Jamaica 1,274 compare
- 145 Reunion 1,136
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bulgaria was 1,313 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,773 in 1996.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 794 in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.