Government expenditure per student, secondary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 22.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Bulgaria, 1998–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 22.2% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2013.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 23.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +108.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 10.2% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 35 Saint Lucia 22.7% compare
- 36 Poland 22.6% compare
- 37 Czechia 22.3% compare
- 39 United States of America 22.1%
- 40 Hong Kong, China 22.0% compare
- 41 Rwanda 21.7% 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 per student, secondary in Bulgaria?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Bulgaria was 22.2% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, secondary (% 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.