BG · 2025 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Bulgaria, 2025
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
8.6%
Bulgaria, 2025
▲ 4.9% vs 2024 (8.2%)
Analysis
In 2025, Bulgaria's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 4.9% compared to 2024, reaching 8.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.1%.
Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 32.8% (from 12.8% in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#12 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2025
94.5%
EU-27: 9.1%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · edat_lfse_14