Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3,028 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 3,028, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 3,554 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,028, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,422 | 3,311 | 3,554 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,328 | 3,172 | 3,425 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,052 | 3,028 | 3,083 | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 3,028 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,554 in 2008.
- What is the lowest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,028 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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