Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 57 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria, 2000–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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