Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Severen tsentralen

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Severen tsentralen was 14.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 6 regions in 2025.

202514.6%

Change on 2024+0.4 pts

Rank5th of 6Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) ranked

Series high32.82003

Series low14.22024

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.

All 23 values

Period	%
2025	14.6
2024	14.2 Series break
2023	15.9
2022	15.4
2021	15.8 Series break
2020	16.6
2019	16.6 Series break
2018	19.4
2017	21.1
2016	20.4
2015	20.9
2014	22.8 Series break
2013	21.7
2012	22.1
2011	24 Series break
2010	25.3 Series break
2009	25
2008	24.8
2007	24.7
2006	27.9 Series break
2005	30
2004	30.8
2003	32.8

Compared with Bulgaria and European Union (27)

Place	2025
Severen tsentralen	14.6
Bulgaria	13
European Union (27)	18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

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Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/severen-tsentralen-bg32. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/severen-tsentralen-bg32.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/severen-tsentralen-bg32 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Severen tsentralen, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/severen-tsentralen-bg32. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Severen tsentralen?

32.8% in 2003, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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