Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria peaked at 14.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.2% | — |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -28.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 14.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria was 5.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release