Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student was 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Bulgaria, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 2.08 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Expenditure: Expenditure per full-time equivalent student in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.86 Percentage of GDP per capita | — |
| 2013 | 2.08 Percentage of GDP per capita | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 2 Percentage of GDP per capita | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.84 Percentage of GDP per capita | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP per capita | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.89 Percentage of GDP per capita | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.94 Percentage of GDP per capita | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.91 Percentage of GDP per capita | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8 Percentage of GDP per capita | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.67 Percentage of GDP per capita | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 Percentage of GDP per capita | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita | -45.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.92 Percentage of GDP per capita | 1.84 Percentage of GDP per capita | 2.08 Percentage of GDP per capita | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.51 Percentage of GDP per capita | 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita | 1.8 Percentage of GDP per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 6 Hungary 2.63 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 7 Portugal 2.09 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 8 Chile 1.42 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 10 Luxembourg 0.8291 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 11 Austria 0.8073 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
- 12 Czechia 0.5916 Percentage of GDP per capita compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Bulgaria?
- Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent in Bulgaria was 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9098 Percentage of GDP per capita in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student — Expenditure per full-time equivalent student. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on expenditure per full-time equivalent student and per full-time equivalent student as a percentage of GPD per capita. The default table displays data for lastest data collection reference year in current USD PPP and as a percentage of GDP per capita, from all expenditure sources, and unfiltered by type of expenditure. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by source of expenditure, by destination of expenditure and by type of expenditure. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.