Teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in primary education, male was 1,297 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,297 number
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
140th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,773 number
in 1996
All-time low
817 number
in 2013
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1996200720181996: 2.8k number1997: 2.8k number1998: 2.6k number2000: 2.1k number2001: 1.8k number2002: 1.7k number2003: 1.5k number2004: 1.4k number2005: 1.3k number2006: 1.2k number2007: 1.1k number2008: 1.1k number2009: 945 number2010: 903 number2011: 851 number2012: 850 number2013: 817 number2014: 818 number2016: 840 number2017: 1.0k number2018: 1.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria is 1,297 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 2,773 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 817 number, in 2013.

Bulgaria ranks 140th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,704 number 2,576 number 2,773 number 3
2000s 1,411 number 945 number 2,123 number 10
2010s 927 number 817 number 1,297 number 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 137 Fiji 1,487 number compare
  2. 138 Albania 1,434 number compare
  3. 139 Slovakia 1,413 number compare
  4. 141 Jamaica 1,257 number compare
  5. 142 Hungary 1,245 number compare
  6. 143 Maldives 1,229 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria?
Teachers in primary education, male in Bulgaria was 1,297 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 2,773 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 817 number in 2013.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 140th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/