Bulgaria vs Finland: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of

Bulgaria
23.5%
in 2022
Finland
23.9%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
24th
Finland rank
23rd

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
0102030199820102022

How they compare

Finland currently reports 23.9% against 23.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 24th and Finland ranks 23rd of 115 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 20.3% 29.1% 8.8% Finland
2010s 21.0% 26.8% 5.8% Finland
2020s 24.6% 24.8% 0.2% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of, Bulgaria or Finland?
Finland, at 23.9% against 23.5% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of between Bulgaria and Finland?
0.4%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Finland ranks 23rd of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Finland: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-government-funding-per-secondary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/bulgaria/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-government-funding-per-secondary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/bulgaria/finland/">Bulgaria vs Finland: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
115 places, 1,678 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release