Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Union demands 15% pay rise for teachers to attract men into education

Photo: BGNES

The Bulgarian Teachers' Union is proposing that teachers' salaries be increased by at least 15% by 2025. The move is expected to attract more men into teaching, helping to balance the profession and make it less feminised. 


This was said by Yanka Takeva, head of the Bulgarian Teachers' Union, at the International Education Forum "Education through the Paradigm of Humanism and Artificial Intelligence" in Varna. If in the past there was a shortage of teachers in the humanities, now there is a shortage in science and mathematics. This year, some 2,500 retirees will re-enter the education system. Takeva also stressed the need to improve technical equipment in schoo



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Unions stage a protest demanding ‘dignified pay’ for the public sector

With the slogan “No to the division of workers! Yes to higher incomes!” the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB/KNSB) held a protest in front of the Members’ Entrance of the National Assembly. The demonstration took place ahead..

published on 11/24/25 3:41 PM

There will be scattered clouds with no precipitation

On Tuesday, the lowest temperatures will range from 0°C to 5°C, higher along the Black Sea coast – between 8°C and 11°C, around 2°C in Sofia. During the day, Southwestern and Eastern Bulgaria will see scattered mid- and high-level clouds. Over the..

published on 11/24/25 6:45 PM

The Russian aggression in Ukraine hinders Black Sea cooperation

“Bulgaria remains a firm supporter of Ukraine’s efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace that guarantees its sovereignty and territorial integrity”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said at the opening of the 66th Session of the General..

published on 11/24/25 12:59 PM