Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.8% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +35.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 50 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 51 Nepal 0.8% compare
- 52 Switzerland 0.8% compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
- 55 Spain 0.8% compare
- 56 Luxembourg 0.8% 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release