Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome and its Relationship with Gender, Education Level, Job Classification, and Geographical Location among Teachers and Employees of the Education Organization

This study examined the prevalence of burnout syndrome in teachers and employees of the education organization and the relation-ship between burnout and gender, education le-vel, job classification, and geographical lo-cation. A sample consisting of 1068 subjects were selected by stratified random sampling and completed the MBI. Results showed that: 1- There were different degrees of burnout (mild to severe) in most of the participants (69%). 2- There were different degrees of burnout among primary school teachers, guidance school and high school teachers and also personnel in the education organization. 3- The rate of burnout was more in male employees than in female em-ployees. 4- There was positive relationship bet-ween burnout and level of education. 5- There were different degrees of burnout among tea-chers and employees residing in different locations.