Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria is 10.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria peaked at 29.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.7% | — |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -2.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 16.8% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bulgaria was 10.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).