Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 8.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
21.4
in 2004
All-time low
8.2
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria, 2004–2025

051015202004201420252004: 21.42005: 20.42006: 17.32007: 14.92008: 14.82009: 14.72010: 12.62011: 11.82012: 12.52013: 12.52014: 12.92015: 13.42016: 13.82017: 12.72018: 12.72019: 13.92020: 12.82021: 122022: 10.32023: 9.32024: 8.22025: 8.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria is 8.6, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria peaked at 21.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2024.

That places Bulgaria 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.25 14.7 21.4 6
2010s 12.88 11.8 13.9 10
2020s 10.2 8.2 12.8 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 11 North Macedonia 9.5 compare
  2. 12 Hungary 9.3 compare
  3. 13 Latvia 8.8 compare
  4. 14 Malta 8.6 compare
  5. 16 Italy 8.2 compare
  6. 17 Luxembourg 7.8 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More education data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria?
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 21.4 in 2004.
What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-education-and-training-by-citizenship/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-education-and-training-by-citizenship/bulgaria/">Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 787 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed