At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
46.4%
in 2017
All-time low
23.9%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria stood at 40.3%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria peaked at 46.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.9% | — |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.9% | 34.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 28.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.9% | 43.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 114,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9399 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0177 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 120,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0187 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Bulgaria was 40.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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