How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Romania: Unemployment with intermediate education, male

Bulgaria

4.1%

in 2024

Romania

4.1%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

82nd

Romania rank

81st

Unemployment with intermediate education, male over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 81st of 126 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.9%	8.2%	2.7%	Bulgaria
2010s	8.7%	6.7%	2.0%	Bulgaria
2020s	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, male, Bulgaria or Romania?: Romania, at 4.1% against 4.1% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education, male between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education, male?: Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 81st of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education)
Unit: % of male labor force with intermediate education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 2,672 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).