BG · 2021 · tps00066

Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level

Bulgaria, 2021

Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level
31.0
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 12.3% vs 2020 (27.6)
Analysis

In 2021, Bulgaria's unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level increased by 12.3% compared to 2020, reaching 31.0.

Bulgaria accounts for 122.0% of the EU-27 total of 25.4.

Bulgaria ranks 5th 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 29.2% (from 43.8 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00066, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
122.0%
EU-27: 25.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
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