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Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria was 13.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.1 pts from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202513.8%
Change on 2024+1.1 pts
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high32.82001
Series low12.72024

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2025

10152025303520012005200920132017202120252001: 32.8 %2002: 31 %2003: 30.6 %2004: 28.7 %2005: 26.8 %2006: 23.9 %2007: 20.3 %2008: 18.5 %2009: 20.8 %2010: 23.5 %2011: 24.7 %2012: 24.7 %2013: 25.7 %2014: 24 %2015: 22.2 %2016: 22.4 %2017: 18.9 %2018: 18.1 %2019: 16.6 %2020: 18 %2021: 17.4 %2022: 14.8 %2023: 13.8 %2024: 12.7 %2025: 13.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 25 values
Period%
202513.8
202412.7 Series break
202313.8
202214.8
202117.4 Series break
202018
201916.6 Series break
201818.1
201718.9
201622.4
201522.2
201424
201325.7
201224.7
201124.7 Series break
201023.5 Series break
200920.8
200818.5 Series break
200720.3
200623.9 Series break
200526.8
200428.7
200330.6 Series break
200231
200132.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Bulgaria13.8
European Union (27)11

Rankings

Definition

People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).

Counts both unemployed young people and those outside the labour force. The denominator is the whole age group, so it is not the youth unemployment rate. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.

How to cite

Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria?

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria was 13.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.1 pts from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Bulgaria?

32.8% in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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