Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 7,533 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7,533 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria peaked at 8,158 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,831, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 48th of 119 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,831 | 1,831 | 1,831 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,349 | 2,618 | 5,733 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,902 | 3,512 | 7,455 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,711 | 7,442 | 8,158 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 45 Cyprus 7,677 compare
- 46 Azerbaijan, Republic of 7,634 compare
- 47 Russian Federation 7,550 compare
- 49 Tunisia 7,478 compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 7,422 compare
- 51 Ukraine 7,252 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria was 7,533 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,158 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,831 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. 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 tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release