Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 45.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria stood at 45.3%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria peaked at 48.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.1% | — |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 30.1% | 44.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 36.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 45.3% | 48.2% | 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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria was 45.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release