Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 1.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria, 2012–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria is 1.1, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria peaked at 1.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 4th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9 | — |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Bulgaria was 1.1 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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