Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ was 741.73 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
741.73 millions
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
49th
of 111 countries
All-time high
790.27 millions
in 2021
All-time low
84.63 millions
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2022
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 741.73 millions for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Bulgaria peaked at 790.27 millions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.63 millions, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 49th of 111 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, US$ in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.63 millions | — |
| 2001 | 107.79 millions | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 122.48 millions | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 172.59 millions | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 256.71 millions | +48.7% |
| 2006 | 271.02 millions | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 327.82 millions | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 438.82 millions | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 407.59 millions | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 382.49 millions | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 390.65 millions | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 359.54 millions | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 440.26 millions | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 460.05 millions | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 386.47 millions | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 413.2 millions | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 471.3 millions | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 519.32 millions | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 560.7 millions | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 624.8 millions | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 790.27 millions | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 741.73 millions | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.63 millions | 84.63 millions | 84.63 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 263.1 millions | 107.79 millions | 438.82 millions | 8 |
| 2010s | 438.4 millions | 359.54 millions | 560.7 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 718.93 millions | 624.8 millions | 790.27 millions | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 46 Costa Rica 852.15 millions compare
- 47 Lithuania 821.92 millions compare
- 48 Uruguay 788.46 millions compare
- 50 Côte d'Ivoire 708.33 millions compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 667.36 millions compare
- 52 Luxembourg 641.44 millions compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Bulgaria?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Bulgaria was 741.73 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 790.27 millions in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.63 millions in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. 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, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release