Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 12.7 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bulgaria, 1996–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 12.7 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2017.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 13.07 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.04, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 69th out of 128 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.36 | 11.04 | 11.65 | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.54 | 11.28 | 11.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.43 | 11.85 | 13.07 | 7 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bulgaria?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bulgaria was 12.7 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.07 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.