BG · 2021 · edat_lfse_14
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Bulgaria, 2021
In 2021, Bulgaria's early leavers from education and training by labour status decreased by 6.3% compared to 2020, reaching 12.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.
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 fallen by 13.0% (from 13.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_14, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.