Bulgaria vs Burundi: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Bulgaria
4.5%
in 2022
Burundi
4.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
81st
Burundi rank
80th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.5% against 4.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Burundi ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Bulgaria or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 4.5% against 4.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Bulgaria and Burundi?
- 0.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Burundi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Burundi rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Burundi ranks 80th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.