Unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment with basic education was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria is 13.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria peaked at 33.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 13.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 12.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 19.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 15.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 23.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment with basic education in Bulgaria was 13.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).