Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 12.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria stood at 12.7%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 18.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 30th out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.9% | — |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +68.8% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.0% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 27 Andorra 13.4% compare
- 28 Cambodia 13.0% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12.9% compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 11.8% compare
- 32 South Africa 11.4% compare
- 33 Switzerland 10.8% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria was 12.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release