Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 23.5% for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2022.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria peaked at 25.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.9% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 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 secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria?
- Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria was 23.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 secondary 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