Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria peaked at 16.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.3% | — |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -15.3% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.0% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria?
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Bulgaria was 8.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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