Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 119th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 primary 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