Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 57.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 57.8% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria peaked at 67.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 100th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.1% | — |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.4% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 57.8% | 60.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bulgaria was 57.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).