Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 8,641 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria is 8,641, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria peaked at 9,020 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,048, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,048 | — |
| 2001 | 2,742 | +33.9% |
| 2002 | 2,920 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3,362 | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 3,941 | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 4,217 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4,304 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4,498 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,552 | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 5,554 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,534 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,057 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 4,736 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 5,557 | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 5,837 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 5,792 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,922 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6,261 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 6,614 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 7,314 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 7,880 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 9,020 | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 8,641 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,048 | 2,048 | 2,048 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,121 | 2,742 | 5,554 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,862 | 4,736 | 7,314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,513 | 7,880 | 9,020 | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria?
- Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria was 8,641 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,020 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,048 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release