In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria stood at 38.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria peaked at 39.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 2nd out of 37 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.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.9 | — |
| 2007 | 20.6 | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 21.3 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.7 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 26.4 | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 30.6 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 26.9 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 30.2 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 35.5 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 38.3 | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 39.5 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.1 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 34 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.6 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 31.3 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 35.6 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 37.2 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 35 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 38 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.88 | 14.9 | 22.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.67 | 26.4 | 39.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.62 | 31.3 | 38 | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria was 38 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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