Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria stood at 33. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 144 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 102 | — |
| 2010 | 128 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 135 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 136 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 143 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 144 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 121 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 102 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 89 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 78 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 69 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 64 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 56 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 44 | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 33 | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102 | 102 | 102 | 1 |
| 2010s | 114.5 | 69 | 144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.67 | 33 | 64 | 6 |
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- 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 33 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 144 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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