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

Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2017
All-time low
9.0%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2022

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bulgaria, 1998–2022

0510151998201020221998: 9 %2001: 9.3 %2002: 9.7 %2003: 11.2 %2004: 12.3 %2005: 12.1 %2006: 12 %2007: 11.1 %2008: 12.6 %2009: 12.7 %2010: 11.2 %2011: 11.1 %2012: 10.7 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 11.3 %2015: 10.4 %2016: 11.7 %2017: 12.7 %2018: 11.8 %2019: 11.7 %2020: 11.9 %2021: 12.3 %2022: 12 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 109 Finland 12.1% compare
  2. 110 Belgium 12.0% compare
  3. 111 Singapore 12.0% compare
  4. 113 Netherlands 12.0% compare
  5. 114 Azerbaijan 11.9% compare
  6. 115 China 11.9% compare

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