Early school leavers in Severozapaden

In Severozapaden, 15.2% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Severozapaden, 2025 15.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +4.0percentage points 2024: 11.2%
Bulgaria, 2025 8.6% Country total
Position in 2025 37th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Severozapaden over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period SeverozapadenBulgaria
2025 15.2% 8.6%
2024 11.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.2%b (break in time series)
2023 12.6%u (low reliability) 9.3%
2022 13.4%u (low reliability) 10.3%
2021 19.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 12.0%b (break in time series)
2020 20.0%u (low reliability) 12.8%
2019 22.8%b (break in time series) 13.9%b (break in time series)
2018 19.8% 12.7%
2017 21.6% 12.7%
2016 27.7% 13.8%
2015 23.1% 13.4%
2014 20.8%b (break in time series) 12.9%b (break in time series)
2013 18.2% 12.5%
2012 20.8% 12.5%
2011 16.6%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2010 16.6%b (break in time series) 12.6%b (break in time series)
2009 15.2% 14.7%
2008 15.4% 14.8%
2007 17.1% 14.9%
2006 18.0%b (break in time series) 17.3%b (break in time series)
2005 22.5% 20.4%
2004 24.3% 21.4%
2003 25.3%b (break in time series) 21.9%b (break in time series)
2002 – 20.7%
2001 – 20.5%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.0 percentage points from 11.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.1%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Severozapaden has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for Bulgaria in 2025 was 8.6%.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2003 to 2025 for Severozapaden
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat