Bulgaria vs Finland: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Bulgaria

12.0%

in 2022

Finland

12.1%

in 2022

Bulgaria rank

112th

Finland rank

109th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Finland currently reports 12.1% against 12.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 112th and Finland ranks 109th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.