Bulgaria vs Sweden: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Bulgaria
1.1%
in 2022
Sweden
1.0%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release