Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 3,441 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3,441 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
95th
of 137 countries
All-time high
8,752 number
in 1996
All-time low
3,303 number
in 2014
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1996200720181996: 8.8k number1997: 8.5k number1998: 7.8k number2000: 6.6k number2001: 6.0k number2002: 6.7k number2003: 5.5k number2004: 5.3k number2005: 5.1k number2006: 4.9k number2007: 4.6k number2008: 4.2k number2009: 3.6k number2010: 3.4k number2011: 3.3k number2012: 3.3k number2013: 3.3k number2014: 3.3k number2016: 3.4k number2017: 3.5k number2018: 3.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria is 3,441 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 8,752 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3,303 number, in 2014.

That places Bulgaria 95th out of 137 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,334 number 7,759 number 8,752 number 3
2000s 5,232 number 3,578 number 6,684 number 10
2010s 3,366 number 3,303 number 3,479 number 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 92 Mauritania 4,008 number compare
  2. 93 Gambia 3,951 number compare
  3. 94 Lithuania 3,816 number compare
  4. 96 Eritrea 3,320 number compare
  5. 97 Georgia 3,307 number compare
  6. 98 Republic of Moldova 2,853 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 3,441 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 8,752 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3,303 number in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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/