Teachers in secondary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in secondary education, male was 8,373 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
8,373 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
116th
of 190 countries
All-time high
19,204 number
in 1996
All-time low
8,117 number
in 2014
Years of data
21
1996–2018

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1996200720181996: 19.2k number1997: 18.5k number1998: 17.0k number2000: 14.3k number2001: 13.4k number2002: 14.0k number2003: 13.2k number2004: 13.1k number2005: 13.0k number2006: 12.7k number2007: 12.1k number2008: 11.1k number2009: 9.8k number2010: 9.2k number2011: 8.9k number2012: 8.5k number2013: 8.2k number2014: 8.1k number2016: 8.3k number2017: 8.3k number2018: 8.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Bulgaria stood at 8,373 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 19,204 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8,117 number, in 2014.

That places Bulgaria 116th out of 190 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 18,236 number 16,961 number 19,204 number 3
2000s 12,682 number 9,849 number 14,343 number 10
2010s 8,468 number 8,117 number 9,203 number 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 113 Panama 9,695 number compare
  2. 114 Papua New Guinea 9,160 number compare
  3. 115 El Salvador 8,575 number compare
  4. 117 Mauritania 8,018 number compare
  5. 118 Georgia 7,970 number compare
  6. 119 Albania 7,858 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 8,373 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 19,204 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 8,117 number in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 116th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/