Bulgaria vs Burundi: Government expenditure on education, total

Bulgaria
4.5%
in 2022
Burundi
4.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
80th
Burundi rank
79th

Government expenditure on education, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
234567197920022025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 4.5% against 4.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 80th and Burundi ranks 79th of 196 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Burundi Difference Ahead
1990s 4.0% 4.1% 0.1% Burundi
2000s 3.9% 4.1% 0.2% Burundi
2010s 3.9% 5.8% 1.9% Burundi
2020s 4.6% 5.1% 0.5% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Bulgaria or Burundi?
Burundi, at 4.5% against 4.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Bulgaria and Burundi?
0.0%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Burundi?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Burundi rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?
Bulgaria ranks 80th and Burundi ranks 79th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 6,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.