Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme was 1,047 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria stood at 1,047. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria peaked at 1,047 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 357.2, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 357.2 | — |
| 2013 | 432.4 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 449.6 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 437.6 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 458.9 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 490.3 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 514.8 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 574.4 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 598.9 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 733.2 | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 910.2 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 1,047 | +15.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1,047 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,265, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1,047 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,267, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 464.4 | 357.2 | 574.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 822.33 | 598.9 | 1,047 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria?
- Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Bulgaria was 1,047 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,047 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.2 in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public educational expenditure by education level, programme?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public educational expenditure by education level, programme rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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