Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 21.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 21.6%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 26.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 19.1% | — |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 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 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 21.6% 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 26.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 61 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 18.2%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release