Bulgaria (2025)
1.4
% of active population (ISCED 5–8)
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active population (ISCED 5–8) YoY Change
2025 1.4 -0.2pp
2024 1.6 -0.2pp
2023 1.8 +0.3pp
2022 1.5 -0.3pp
2021 1.8 -0.5pp
2020 2.3 +0.5pp
2019 1.8 -0.4pp
2018 2.2 -0.7pp
2017 2.9 -0.3pp
2016 3.2 -0.5pp
2015 3.7 -1.2pp
2014 4.9 -1.2pp
2013 6.1 +0.5pp
2012 5.6 +0.8pp
2011 4.8 +0.4pp
2010 4.4 +1.5pp
2009 2.9 +0.8pp
2008 2.1 -0.2pp
2007 2.3 -1.5pp
2006 3.8 -0.3pp

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded 1.4 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2025. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 1.4 in 2025 to 6.1 in 2013.

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 6.1 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.4 in 2025. The latest reading of 1.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.2pp.