Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 12.0% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria peaked at 12.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Final consumption expenditure 57.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 11,851 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 67.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.36 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 103.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 92.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 132.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria was 12.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bulgaria ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.