BG · 2024 · tesem020
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
Bulgaria, 2024
Early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24)
24.6
Bulgaria, 2024
▼ 11.8% vs 2023 (27.9)
Analysis
In 2024, Bulgaria's early leavers from education and training (age group 18-24) decreased by 11.8% compared to 2023, reaching 24.6.
Bulgaria accounts for 87.2% of the EU-27 total of 28.2.
Bulgaria ranks 12th 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 41.0% (from 41.7 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
87.2%
EU-27: 28.2
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem020