Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS was 12.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Bulgaria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 12.9% for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Bulgaria peaked at 12.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.8% | — |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +50.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 12.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.4%, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 12.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) … NUTS in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +50.0% | 8.6% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 37 Guadeloupe 13.9% compare
- 38 Martinique 13.7% compare
- 40 Croatia 12.6% compare
- 40 Croatia 12.6% compare
- 42 Serbia 11.6% compare
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 participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Bulgaria?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Bulgaria was 12.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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