Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria is 13.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +8.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 13.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 2.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 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, female in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria was 13.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release