Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 57 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
57 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
19th
of 45 countries
All-time high
244 Thousand persons
in 2001
All-time low
57 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria, 2000–2020

501001502002502000201020202000: 215 Thousand persons2001: 244 Thousand persons2002: 215 Thousand persons2003: 167 Thousand persons2004: 151 Thousand persons2005: 129 Thousand persons2006: 120 Thousand persons2007: 100 Thousand persons2008: 85 Thousand persons2009: 86 Thousand persons2010: 114 Thousand persons2011: 122 Thousand persons2012: 124 Thousand persons2013: 130 Thousand persons2014: 131 Thousand persons2015: 108 Thousand persons2016: 89 Thousand persons2017: 75 Thousand persons2018: 65 Thousand persons2019: 59 Thousand persons2020: 57 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 57 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 244 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57 Thousand persons, in 2020.

Bulgaria ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2000 215 Thousand persons
2001 244 Thousand persons +13.5%
2002 215 Thousand persons -11.9%
2003 167 Thousand persons -22.3%
2004 151 Thousand persons -9.6%
2005 129 Thousand persons -14.6%
2006 120 Thousand persons -7.0%
2007 100 Thousand persons -16.7%
2008 85 Thousand persons -15.0%
2009 86 Thousand persons +1.2%
2010 114 Thousand persons +32.6%
2011 122 Thousand persons +7.0%
2012 124 Thousand persons +1.6%
2013 130 Thousand persons +4.8%
2014 131 Thousand persons +0.8%
2015 108 Thousand persons -17.6%
2016 89 Thousand persons -17.6%
2017 75 Thousand persons -15.7%
2018 65 Thousand persons -13.3%
2019 59 Thousand persons -9.2%
2020 57 Thousand persons -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 151.2 Thousand persons 85 Thousand persons 244 Thousand persons 10
2010s 101.7 Thousand persons 59 Thousand persons 131 Thousand persons 10
2020s 57 Thousand persons 57 Thousand persons 57 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 16 Austria 74 Thousand persons compare
  2. 17 Poland 70 Thousand persons compare
  3. 17 Poland 70 Thousand persons compare
  4. 19 Hungary 57 Thousand persons compare
  5. 21 Denmark 54 Thousand persons compare
  6. 22 Switzerland 53 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria was 57 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 244 Thousand persons in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 57 Thousand persons in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 954 data points, 1998–2020
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