BG · 2024 · tps00066

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

Bulgaria, 2024

Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level
28.6
Bulgaria, 2024
▲ 13.5% vs 2023 (25.2)
Analysis

In 2024, Bulgaria's unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level increased by 13.5% compared to 2023, reaching 28.6.

Bulgaria accounts for 136.2% of the EU-27 total of 21.0.

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 grown by 10.9% (from 25.8 in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
136.2%
EU-27: 21.0
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025