Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7%
World rank
42nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2004
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria, 1998–2017

00.250.50.7511998200720171998: 0.639 %2001: 0.822 %2002: 0.839 %2003: 0.968 %2004: 0.492 %2005: 1 %2006: 0.956 %2007: 0.902 %2008: 0.988 %2009: 0.953 %2010: 0.909 %2011: 0.796 %2012: 0.703 %2013: 0.793 %2017: 0.731 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 0.6%
2001 0.8% +28.5%
2002 0.8% +2.1%
2003 1.0% +15.3%
2004 0.5% -49.2%
2005 1.0% +109.1%
2006 1.0% -7.0%
2007 0.9% -5.7%
2008 1.0% +9.6%
2009 1.0% -3.6%
2010 0.9% -4.6%
2011 0.8% -12.5%
2012 0.7% -11.7%
2013 0.8% +12.9%
2017 0.7% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.5% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 39 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  2. 40 Eswatini 0.8% compare
  3. 41 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  4. 43 Poland 0.7% compare
  5. 44 Mexico 0.7% compare
  6. 45 Estonia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/