Labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 65.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria stood at 65.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 74.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 103rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 70.2% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.6% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 65.5% | 68.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Bulgaria was 65.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).