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
20th
of 47 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 20th of 47 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.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.5% | — |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (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 20th out of 47 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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