Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria peaked at 5.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.9% | — |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +105.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -53.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +122.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +89.5% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -58.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 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 level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Bulgaria was 1.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. 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 Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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