Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria is 7.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria peaked at 7.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria was 7.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release