Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 14.7% 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
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria is 14.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 37.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.9% | — |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -53.3% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -81.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +277.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 11.2% | 37.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 4.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 13 Iceland 18.0% compare
- 14 Bangladesh 16.9% compare
- 15 Slovakia 15.5% compare
- 17 Afghanistan 14.0% compare
- 18 Switzerland 13.2% compare
- 19 Jamaica 9.3% 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 14.7% 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 37.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 32 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 down 26.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release