BG · 2016 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Bulgaria, 2016
In 2016, Bulgaria's early leavers from education and training by labour status increased by 3.0% compared to 2015, reaching 13.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.6%.
Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.9% (from 11.8% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.