Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 34.5%
World rank
96th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

0.20.30.40.52002200920162002: 0.445 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.482 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.516 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.473 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.299 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.256 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.234 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.306 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.304 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.25 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.243 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.159 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Bulgaria ranks 96th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2002 0.4%
2004 0.5% +8.3%
2005 0.5% +6.9%
2006 0.5% -8.3%
2009 0.3% -36.7%
2010 0.3% -14.3%
2011 0.2% -8.8%
2012 0.3% +30.8%
2013 0.3% -0.6%
2014 0.3% -17.6%
2015 0.2% -2.8%
2016 0.2% -34.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 5
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 93 Georgia 0.3% compare
  2. 94 Hungary 0.3% compare
  3. 95 Cyprus 0.3% compare
  4. 97 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  5. 98 Italy 0.1% compare
  6. 99 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bulgaria was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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