Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Bulgaria in 2022 — 4.5%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 164. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.97 pp.

2022 4.5% −0.21 pp vs 2021
World rank 68of 164
Period maximum 5.43%1991
Period minimum 2.23%1996

Trend over time

1980–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria, 1980–2022234561980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 3.53%1990: 4.45%1991: 5.43%1992: 5.26%1993: 4.95%1994: 4.17%1995: 2.37%1996: 2.23%1998: 2.74%2001: 3.38%2002: 3.39%2003: 4%2004: 4.25%2005: 4.11%2006: 3.9%2007: 3.68%2008: 4.22%2009: 4.27%2010: 3.86%2011: 3.55%2012: 3.48%2013: 4.06%2014: 4.19%2015: 3.88%2016: 3.81%2017: 4.08%2018: 4.05%2019: 4.21%2020: 4.48%2021: 4.71%2022: 4.5%
Change over the period: +0.97 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 4.5%
World 3.86%
Eastern Europe computed 4.09%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.5 −0.21 pp
2021 4.71 +0.23 pp
2020 4.48 +0.27 pp
2019 4.21 +0.16 pp
2018 4.05 −0.03 pp
2017 4.08 +0.26 pp
2016 3.81 −0.07 pp
2015 3.88 −0.31 pp
2014 4.19 +0.14 pp
2013 4.06 +0.58 pp
2012 3.48 −0.07 pp
2011 3.55 −0.31 pp
2010 3.86 −0.42 pp
2009 4.27 +0.06 pp
2008 4.22 +0.54 pp
2007 3.68 −0.22 pp
2006 3.9 −0.21 pp
2005 4.11 −0.14 pp
2004 4.25 +0.25 pp
2003 4 +0.61 pp
2002 3.39 +0 pp
2001 3.38
1998 2.74
1996 2.23 −0.14 pp
1995 2.37 −1.8 pp
1994 4.17 −0.78 pp
1993 4.95 −0.31 pp
1992 5.26 −0.17 pp
1991 5.43 +0.98 pp
1990 4.45
1980 3.53

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.