BG · 2025 · tesem150
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
Bulgaria, 2025
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
23.0
Bulgaria, 2025
▲ 9.5% vs 2024 (21.0)
Analysis
In 2025, Bulgaria's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex increased by 9.5% compared to 2024, reaching 23.0.
Bulgaria accounts for 127.8% of the EU-27 total of 18.0.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd 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 20.1% (from 28.8 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
127.8%
EU-27: 18.0
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem150