Youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Youth not in education employment training was 11.15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.15 for youth not in education employment training in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria peaked at 29.69 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.15, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.69 | — |
| 2002 | 27.38 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 28.29 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.37 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 25.05 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.24 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 19.15 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 16.79 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 19.81 | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 21.14 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 22.4 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 21.59 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.95 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.19 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.47 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 18.2 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.85 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 13.84 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 13.55 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.71 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.57 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 12.55 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 11.15 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.64 | 16.79 | 29.69 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.62 | 13.55 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 11.15 | 14.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria?
- Youth not in education employment training in Bulgaria was 11.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.69 in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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