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Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden was 2.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 6 regions in 2025.

20252.6% Low reliability
Change on 2024-0.3 pts
Rank6th of 6Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high11.12003
Series low2.62025

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden, 2001 to 2025

2468101220012005200920132017202120252001: 10 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 11.1 %2004: 10.1 %2005: 10.6 %2006: 7.3 %2007: 6.3 %2008: 5 %2009: 4.5 %2010: 4 %2011: 3.4 %2012: 4 %2013: 4.8 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 5.7 %2016: 5.7 %2017: 4.7 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 5.7 %2020: 5.3 %2021: 6.6 %2022: 7 %2023: 4.6 %2024: 2.9 %2025: 2.6 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 25 values
Period%
20252.6 Low reliability
20242.9 Low reliability
20234.6
20227
20216.6 Series break
20205.3 Low reliability
20195.7 Series break
20184.7
20174.7
20165.7
20155.7
20145.9 Series break
20134.8
20124
20113.4 Series break
20104 Series break
20094.5
20085
20076.3
20067.3 Series break
200510.6
200410.1
200311.1 Series break
20028.9
200110 Series break

Compared with Bulgaria and European Union (27)

Place2025
Yugozapaden2.6
Bulgaria8.6
European Union (27)9.1

Rankings

Definition

People aged 18 to 24 who have completed lower secondary education at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2) and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 24 (EU Labour Force Survey).

A survey measure, not a dropout count from school records. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.

How to cite

Eurostat. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_16/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden?

Early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden was 2.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 6 regions in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region, 18 to 24 years (edat_lfse_16). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest early leavers from education and training, ages 18 to 24 in Yugozapaden?

11.1% in 2003, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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