Unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment with advanced education was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria peaked at 8.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -39.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +47.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +39.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
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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 with advanced education in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Bulgaria was 1.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).