Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 8.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.9
in 2003
All-time low
8.2
in 2024
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria stood at 8.6.
That represents a change of 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 nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 21.9 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.51 | 14.7 | 21.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.88 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9 in 2003.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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