Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 4,026 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4,026
World rank
38th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4,026
in 2017
All-time low
1,346
in 2004
Years of data
15
1998–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, 1998–2017

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200720171998: 1.6k2001: 2.2k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.6k2004: 1.3k2005: 3.0k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.1k2008: 3.9k2009: 3.8k2010: 3.7k2011: 3.4k2012: 3.1k2013: 3.7k2017: 4.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 4,026 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria peaked at 4,026 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,346, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 38th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 1,628
2001 2,157 +32.5%
2002 2,297 +6.5%
2003 2,578 +12.2%
2004 1,346 -47.8%
2005 3,027 +124.9%
2006 3,051 +0.8%
2007 3,143 +3.0%
2008 3,857 +22.7%
2009 3,785 -1.9%
2010 3,723 -1.6%
2011 3,355 -9.9%
2012 3,121 -7.0%
2013 3,662 +17.3%
2017 4,026 +9.9%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 4,026 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,663, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 4,026 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,404, 48% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +124.9% 1,346 3,027

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,628 1,628 1,628 1
2000s 2,804 1,346 3,857 9
2010s 3,578 3,121 4,026 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 35 Romania 4,557 compare
  2. 36 Chile 4,237 compare
  3. 37 Dominica 4,181 compare
  4. 39 Ukraine 3,466 compare
  5. 40 Uruguay 3,401 compare
  6. 41 Brazil 3,399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Bulgaria was 4,026 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 4,026 in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,346 in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 968 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

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 at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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/