Band 6+: The chart below gives information about the level of education of Bulgarian people who wanted to go and live in another country in 2002, 2006 and 2008.

The graph gives information about Bulgarians intention to move to another country in 2002, 2006 and 2008 between different educational levels.

It is evident from the data that, people with secondary education had the highest percentage to leave over the years, started with 65% in 2002. However, it saw a slight decrease in the following years, finishing at 59 percent in 2008.

On the other hand, the intentions of citizens with primary and lower education rose consistently. This increased sharply from 19% in 2006 to 32% in 2008.

In contrast, the number of people in higher education category saw a decrease in their interest year by year. It percentage dropped drastically to 9% in 2008, while in the previous years it was between 17% and 20% respectively.

To sum up, there was a difference between three categories on their intention to leave Bulgarian over the years. Some group saw their numbers increase, while other experienced a contrary trend. Nevertheless, individuals with secondary education maintained their number at almost the same during the period.