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 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria peaked at 17.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 130th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bulgaria was 11.5% in 2025, 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 17.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Bulgaria ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 up 5.5%. 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 (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release