Number of teachers in primary education rose 1.38% to 23.2 '000 in Bulgaria in 2022, 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. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, number of teachers in primary education in Greece amounted to 74.7 '000, 47.1 '000 in Romania, 18.6 '000 in Serbia and 310 '000 in Turkey in 2022.
Bulgaria has been ranked 88th within the group of 124 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 9.74 | 9.72 | 9.78 | 9.67 | 9.74 | |||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.39 | 9.42 | 9.42 | 9.44 | 9.46 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | '000 | ... | 17.4 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 22.9 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | '000 | ... | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69.2 | 70.6 | 74.3 | 75.6 | 76.8 | ... | |||||||||||
| Hungary | '000 | ... | ... | 37.7 | 37.6 | 37.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 286 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Macedonia | '000 | 7.32 | 7.46 | 7.48 | 7.44 | 7.53 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Moldova | '000 | 7.88 | 7.82 | 7.77 | 7.74 | 7.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | '000 | 48.0 | 48.9 | 48.2 | 47.4 | 47.0 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.5 | ... | |||||||||||
| Turkey | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 293 | 297 | 301 | 309 | 307 | ... | ||||||
| Ukraine | '000 | 127 | 129 | 108 | 112 | 116 | ... |
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