Bulgaria vs United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.6% against 10.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 88th and United States ranks 87th of 124 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 | 23.6% | 13.2% | 10.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 12.8% | 5.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 0.5% | 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, total, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.7%, with United States 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, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 88th and United States ranks 87th of 124 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, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).