Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 37.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 37.7 for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria peaked at 43.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.6, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.11 | 29.8 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.78 | 36.4 | 43.3 | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Bulgaria was 37.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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