Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other was 2.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria is 2.2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria peaked at 5.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.4 | — |
| 2010 | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7 | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5 | -25.5% |
| 2025 | 2.2 | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.99 | 3 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria?
- Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Bulgaria was 2.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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