Bulgaria vs Italy: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP
Bulgaria
25.2%
in 2022
Italy
24.3%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
10th
Italy rank
12th
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.2% against 24.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 127 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 22.1% | 9.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 23.0% | 3.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 25.2% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 25.2% against 24.3% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. 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