All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 79.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Bulgaria is 79.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Bulgaria peaked at 79.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 102 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 upper in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.4% | — |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 64.1% | 74.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 71.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.9% | 79.2% | 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 upper in Bulgaria?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Bulgaria was 79.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release