ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Bulgaria
The ILO estimates that 10.6% of young people in Bulgaria were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Bulgaria, 2025
10.6%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.0%
Position in 2025
143rd of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Bulgaria over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Bulgaria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.6% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 10.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.5%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
41.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
99.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS