All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 75.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 75.5% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria peaked at 79.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.9% | — |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 60.8% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 68.0% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.5% | 79.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Bulgaria was 75.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release