Bulgaria vs United States: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Bulgaria
10.9%
in 2024
United States
11.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
35th
United States rank
34th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.6% against 10.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and United States ranks 34th of 63 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.7% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and United States ranks 34th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.