Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 56.3% 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 56.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria peaked at 58.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 45th out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.8% | — |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 41.4% | 51.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 49.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.3% | 58.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 42 Switzerland 57.1% compare
- 43 Luxembourg 56.9% compare
- 44 Italy 56.3% compare
- 46 Austria 55.3% compare
- 47 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 48 Barbados 53.8% 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 56.3% 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 58.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 77 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 6.5%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release