Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Azerbaijan
11.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria
12.0%
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
114th
Bulgaria rank
112th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 114th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 9.0% | 9.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.4% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 11.4% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 12.0% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Azerbaijan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 114th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.