Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 12.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria is 12.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 23.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +68.6% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +61.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 13.9% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Bulgaria was 12.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary 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