Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 25.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 25.2% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 25.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 127 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.1% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 25.2% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria was 25.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release