NEET rate in Severozapaden

In Severozapaden, 30.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Severozapaden, 2025 30.1% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 29.0%
Bulgaria, 2025 15.4% Country total
Position in 2025 17th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate 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.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period SeverozapadenBulgaria
2025 30.1% 15.4%
2024 29.0%b (break in time series) 14.2%b (break in time series)
2023 30.4% 15.1%
2022 29.0% 15.8%
2021 37.2%b (break in time series) 17.9%b (break in time series)
2020 37.2% 18.6%
2019 33.4%b (break in time series) 16.8%b (break in time series)
2018 30.5% 18.7%
2017 30.9% 18.6%
2016 46.5% 22.3%
2015 45.7% 23.5%
2014 45.7% 24.5%
2013 44.3% 25.9%
2012 46.8% 26.0%
2011 43.7%b (break in time series) 26.3%b (break in time series)
2010 41.7%b (break in time series) 26.0%b (break in time series)
2009 34.1% 24.0%
2008 33.3%b (break in time series) 21.6%b (break in time series)
2007 35.6% 24.0%
2006 41.4%b (break in time series) 28.0%b (break in time series)
2005 46.1% 31.6%
2004 44.4% 33.4%
2003 48.1%b (break in time series) 36.7%b (break in time series)
2002 – 36.3%
2001 – 38.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 29.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 45.7%, the figure has changed by −15.6 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Severozapaden has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for Bulgaria in 2025 was 15.4%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP 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