47.9% of young people in this country, aged 15 to 24, or over 315,000 lack basic secondary school skills, show data of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Another 44.5% in the same age bracket, or more than 292,000, lack the digital skills needed in the modern world. According to Eurostat data from last year, 14% of young people in this country are living outside the employment, education or training system, while a Ministry of Education study shows that last year 120,000 children of school age are at risk of dropping out of the education system.
There are four times as many people dying of brain stroke in Bulgaria compared to other EU countries , according to a 2021 report by the European Commission. In 2023, 45,000 brain stroke patients were registered in Bulgaria, of which more than..
Bulgaria is hosting the international forum on the Cyrillic alphabet "Alphabet. Language. Identity" where more than 30 scholars from 12 countries are taking part. At the opening of the event in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, President..
At the European Council, Bulgaria will insist on including a text on the Republic of North Macedonia in the adoption of the conclusions of the meeting , the government press service said. Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev is representing..
Ivan Ivanov, chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, announced that a decision would be taken today on how to compensate green energy..
During the next 24 hours, cumulus clouds will develop again over the western half of the country. At night, there will be short-term..
At the European Council, Bulgaria will insist on including a text on the Republic of North Macedonia in the adoption of the conclusions of the meeting ,..
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