Bulgaria vs United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Bulgaria
12.0%
in 2024
United States
11.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
84th
United States rank
85th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United States
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.0% against 11.8% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 84th and United States ranks 85th of 123 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United States Difference Ahead
2000s 24.9% 15.1% 9.8% Bulgaria
2010s 19.4% 13.6% 5.8% Bulgaria
2020s 13.2% 12.4% 0.8% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Bulgaria or United States?
Bulgaria, at 12.0% against 11.8% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Bulgaria and United States?
0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Bulgaria ranks 84th and United States ranks 85th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).