Number of teachers in primary education rose 0% to 14.9 '000 in Bulgaria in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 25.9 '000 in 1997 and an all time low of 14.4 '000 in 2013.
Bulgaria has been ranked 98th within the group of 131 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Albania | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 10.1 | 9.87 | 9.74 | 9.72 | 9.78 | |||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.48 | 9.35 | 9.39 | 9.42 | 9.42 | ||||
Bulgaria | '000 | ... | 14.9 | 17.4 | 19.2 | 20.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Croatia | '000 | 11.8 | 12.0 | ... | 12.4 | 12.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Greece | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66.8 | 69.7 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 74.3 | ... | |||||||||||
Hungary | '000 | 36.0 | 36.6 | ... | ... | 37.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iran | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 286 | 293 | 286 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Iraq | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Macedonia | '000 | 7.55 | 7.36 | 7.32 | 7.46 | 7.48 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Moldova | '000 | 7.94 | 7.91 | 7.88 | 7.82 | 7.77 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | '000 | 50.1 | 48.6 | 48.0 | 48.9 | 48.2 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Serbia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | ||||||||||
Turkey | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 295 | 303 | 293 | 297 | 301 | ... | ||||
Ukraine | '000 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 108 |