All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 74.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria stood at 74.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria peaked at 76.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 35th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.7% | — |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 58.7% | 69.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 66.6% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.8% | 76.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 32 Croatia 76.1% compare
- 33 Brazil 75.7% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 75.0% compare
- 36 Turks and Caicos Islands 74.6% compare
- 37 Spain 74.5% compare
- 38 Russian Federation 74.4% compare
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 public in Bulgaria?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Bulgaria was 74.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release