Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 4,131 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,131
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
26th
of 30 countries
All-time high
4,131
in 2023
All-time low
1,416
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria, 2012–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2012201720232012: 1.4k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.9k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.3k2020: 2.4k2021: 2.8k2022: 3.7k2023: 4.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria is 4,131, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 167.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria peaked at 4,131 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,416, in 2012.

Bulgaria ranks 26th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation in Bulgaria, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 1,416
2013 1,547 +9.2%
2014 1,622 +4.8%
2015 1,590 -2.0%
2016 1,703 +7.2%
2017 1,890 +11.0%
2018 2,069 +9.5%
2019 2,276 +10.0%
2020 2,359 +3.7%
2021 2,783 +18.0%
2022 3,658 +31.4%
2023 4,131 +12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,764 1,416 2,276 8
2020s 3,233 2,359 4,131 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 23 Latvia 4,778 compare
  2. 24 Poland 4,302 compare
  3. 25 Hungary 4,207 compare
  4. 27 Cyprus 3,849 compare
  5. 28 Croatia 3,694 compare
  6. 29 Romania 2,426 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria?
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Bulgaria was 4,131 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 4,131 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,416 in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 167.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 350 data points, 2012–2023
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