Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Bulgaria or Gambia?

Gambia, at 3,951 number against 3,441 number in Bulgaria as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Gambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Bulgaria

3,441 number

in 2018

Gambia

3,951 number

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

95th

Gambia rank

93rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Bulgaria
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3,951 number against 3,441 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 510 number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 95th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 137 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,759 number	1,116 number	6,643 number	Bulgaria
2000s	4,956 number	2,182 number	2,774 number	Bulgaria
2010s	3,363 number	2,543 number	820.17 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Bulgaria or Gambia?: Gambia, at 3,951 number against 3,441 number in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Bulgaria and Gambia?: 510 number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Gambia rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Bulgaria ranks 95th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/