BG · 2009 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Bulgaria, 2009
In 2009, Bulgaria's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 0.7% compared to 2008, reaching 14.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.0%.
Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 31.3% (from 21.4% in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.