Funding of education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Funding of education was 92.4 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
92.4
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
93.2
in 2010
All-time low
55.8
in 2001
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Bulgaria, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, funding of education in Bulgaria stood at 92.4.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Bulgaria peaked at 93.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.8, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.7 | — |
| 2000 | 62.3 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 55.8 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 57.7 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 59 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9 | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 91.1 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 93 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 88.3 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 88.7 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.4 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 93.2 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.4 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.32 | 55.8 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8 | 92.4 | 93.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Bulgaria?
- Funding of education in Bulgaria was 92.4 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8 in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for funding of education?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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 Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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