Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 16,535 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 16,535 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 24,130 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15,848 number, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 51st out of 131 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 upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21,381 number | — |
| 1997 | 22,265 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 21,267 number | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 20,614 number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 21,569 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 21,974 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 23,229 number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 23,840 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24,099 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 24,130 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 23,941 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 22,950 number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 20,846 number | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 20,054 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 19,121 number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 18,200 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 17,628 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 17,132 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 16,585 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15,848 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 16,535 number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,638 number | 21,267 number | 22,265 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 22,719 number | 20,614 number | 24,130 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,638 number | 15,848 number | 20,054 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 16,535 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24,130 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,848 number in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.