Bulgaria vs Estonia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage

Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2017
Estonia
0.7%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Estonia rank
45th

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
00.511.5199820072017

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 45th of 101 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Estonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Estonia
2000s 0.9% 1.1% 0.3% Estonia
2010s 0.8% 0.9% 0.2% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage, Bulgaria or Estonia?
Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Estonia as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage between Bulgaria and Estonia?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 45th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/