Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.8% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -45.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +234.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -84.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +435.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Bulgaria was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release