All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 77.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 77.6% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria peaked at 78.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 44th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.6% | — |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 62.6% | 73.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 70.3% | 77.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.6% | 78.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 41 Spain 78.9% compare
- 42 Thailand 77.8% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 77.8% compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 77.2% compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 77.0% compare
- 47 Benin 76.9% 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 in Bulgaria?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria was 77.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release