Analysis of Eurostat published on occasion of the World Teachers’ Day (October 5) shows that 93% of all Bulgarian teachers are people with university (Bachelor’s or Master’s) degree. 84% of the Bulgarian teachers are women and 48% of the teaching staff are aged 50 or above. Bulgaria ranks 3rd in the EU in terms of the level of feminization of the teaching staff after Latvia (87%) and Lithuania (85%). Bulgarian teachers are among Europe’s fastest ageing ones. Italy tops this ranking, where 57% of the teachers are 50 or above. According to data of the National Statistical institute, in 2015 there were 45,000 teachers in Bulgaria, 2014 schools and 600,000 pupils.
More than 150 Trabants and other collector cars from the past will parade through the streets of Veliko Tarnovo today for the 14th edition of the Trabant Fest. For the first time, a restored 1928 car belonging to an owner from Pavlikeni will parade..
The introduction of the so-called automatic shared parenting will affect over half a million children, sociologist Donna Picard announced at a press conference on the topic “Mandatory shared parenting – a dangerous experiment with Bulgaria’s children”...
Bulgarians from the BG Folk Dance Club CHEMSHIR in Northern Ireland showcased the diversity and cultural wealth of their homeland and the country in which they have settled through a photo exhibition in the town of Omagh, entitled "Northern Ireland..
In 2024, Bulgaria has 15,737 foreign students, making up 8.6% of all current students in the country. By comparison, this share has doubled over the..
The eagerly-awaited Tulip Parade at the University Botanical Garden in Balchik is at its peak. This year’s parade includes more than 45,000 bulbs,..
Divers will clean the seabed around the port of Sozopol today, reports BTA. "Since 2018, we have been doing the cleaning, completely voluntarily, with..
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