Bulgaria - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bulgaria was 19.70 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 22.94 in 1998, while its lowest value was 18.50 in 2011.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 22.94
2001 20.79
2002 20.10
2003 19.11
2004 19.49
2005 20.30
2006 19.72
2007 19.87
2008 18.93
2009 18.61
2010 19.59
2011 18.50
2012 18.63
2013 19.70

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bulgaria was 38.91 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 46.84 in 2002, while its lowest value was 38.91 in 2013.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 43.90
2001 46.74
2002 46.84
2003 44.61
2004 39.88
2005 45.94
2006 44.69
2007 44.53
2008 42.50
2009 40.62
2010 42.98
2011 41.41
2012 39.16
2013 38.91

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bulgaria was 15.92 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 21.27 in 2004, while its lowest value was 13.11 in 1970.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 13.11
1971 16.77
1972 17.57
1973 17.28
1974 15.31
1975 15.13
1976 16.14
1977 19.68
1978 15.98
1979 16.70
1980 16.49
1990 18.79
1991 14.40
1992 15.90
1993 18.13
1994 17.70
1995 18.16
1996 20.17
1998 14.36
2001 15.85
2002 15.19
2003 19.70
2004 21.27
2005 16.86
2006 17.29
2007 16.43
2008 19.40
2009 20.69
2010 14.81
2011 16.98
2012 17.81
2013 15.92

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Bulgaria was 12.73 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 12.73 in 2017, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 2004.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 8.95
2001 9.28
2002 9.65
2003 11.18
2004 6.70
2005 12.07
2006 12.01
2007 11.11
2008 12.61
2009 12.66
2010 11.16
2011 11.10
2012 10.69
2013 11.44
2017 12.73

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Bulgaria was 4.09 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 5.43 in 1991, while its lowest value was 2.23 in 1996.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 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 4.00
2004 2.32
2005 4.11
2006 3.90
2007 3.68
2008 4.22
2009 4.27
2010 3.88
2011 3.57
2012 3.49
2013 4.07
2017 4.09

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs