Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 63.5% 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
Bulgaria recorded 63.5% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria peaked at 66.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 45th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 52.8% | — |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 47.3% | 60.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 56.3% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 63.5% | 66.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 42 Malaysia 64.5% compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64.0% compare
- 44 San Marino 63.6% compare
- 46 Uganda 62.7% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 62.2% compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 62.1% compare
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 63.5% 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 66.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 82 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 10.1%. 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release