Government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government expenditure per student, primary was 23.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria, 1998–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria is 23.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria peaked at 23.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +98.4% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 11.2% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.9% | 23.0% | 4 |
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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 per student, primary in Bulgaria?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Bulgaria was 23.0% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 122 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.