Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 31.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 31.8% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria peaked at 31.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -33.8% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +55.4% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 16.8% | 29.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 26.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.2% | 31.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Belarus 36.0% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
- 6 Ecuador 30.9% compare
- 7 Iceland 28.4% compare
- 8 Tajikistan 26.7% 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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria was 31.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release