Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 29.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29.7%
World rank
5th
of 146 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2013
All-time low
16.8%
in 2004
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 19.32001: 22.22002: 23.42003: 25.42004: 16.82005: 26.12006: 26.32007: 25.72008: 292009: 29.92010: 29.72011: 26.92012: 27.22013: 31.92017: 29.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 29.7% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria peaked at 31.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 5th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 19.3%
2001 22.2% +14.8%
2002 23.4% +5.4%
2003 25.4% +8.8%
2004 16.8% -33.8%
2005 26.1% +55.4%
2006 26.3% +0.4%
2007 25.7% -2.3%
2008 29.0% +13.2%
2009 29.9% +2.9%
2010 29.7% -0.6%
2011 26.9% -9.3%
2012 27.2% +1.2%
2013 31.9% +17.2%
2017 29.7% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.3% 19.3% 19.3% 1
2000s 25.0% 16.8% 29.9% 9
2010s 29.1% 26.9% 31.9% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 Niger 33.9% compare
  2. 3 Belarus 32.2% compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 31.2% compare
  4. 6 Congo 27.9% compare
  5. 7 Tajikistan 27.5% compare
  6. 8 Denmark 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria?
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Bulgaria was 29.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, published as part of Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 2,152 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/