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Bulgaria is third in EU chart of young people not working, nor studying

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In Bulgaria, according to data of 2018, the share of young people who neither study, nor work is 20.9%. In comparison, the number in Italy reaches 28.9%, while that in Greece is 26.8%. These are the only two countries with bigger share of young people not working or studying in the EU. The young and unemployed young men in Bulgaria are 15.9% and young women - 26.2%.



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