Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 4,932 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
4,932 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
77th
of 131 countries
All-time high
10,452 number
in 1996
All-time low
4,798 number
in 2017
Years of data
21
1996–2018

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1996200720181996: 10.5k number1997: 10.1k number1998: 9.2k number2000: 7.7k number2001: 7.4k number2002: 7.3k number2003: 7.7k number2004: 7.9k number2005: 8.0k number2006: 7.8k number2007: 7.6k number2008: 6.9k number2009: 6.3k number2010: 5.8k number2011: 5.5k number2012: 5.2k number2013: 4.9k number2014: 4.8k number2016: 4.9k number2017: 4.8k number2018: 4.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 4,932 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2018.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 10,452 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,798 number, in 2017.

That places Bulgaria 77th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,902 number 9,202 number 10,452 number 3
2000s 7,449 number 6,271 number 7,951 number 10
2010s 5,103 number 4,798 number 5,841 number 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 74 Costa Rica 6,560 number compare
  2. 75 Niger 6,048 number compare
  3. 76 Belarus 5,333 number compare
  4. 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,815 number compare
  5. 79 Mozambique 4,710 number compare
  6. 80 Georgia 4,663 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 4,932 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 10,452 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 4,798 number in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/