In the 2024 edition of the Digital Decade report, Bulgaria has achieved 35.5% basic digital skills coverage, compared to the EU average of 55.6%. This puts Bulgaria at 44.4% of the overall target for the EU 2030 goal, which aims to have 80% of the EU population possessing at least basic digital skills. The country has seen an annual growth of 6.7% from the previous year. 

According to the Digital Decade report 2024, Bulgaria performs worse than the EU average in both digital skills indicators. The percentage of ICT specialists in employment is lower than the EU average, yet increasing from 3.8% to 4.3% (EU average - 4.8%) in 2023.

Adopted in 2020, the Digital Transformation of Bulgaria, which includes the National Program “Digital Bulgaria 2025”, sets goals for deploying a secure digital infrastructure, providing access to digital skills and knowledge, enhancing research and innovation, unlocking the value of data, promoting a low-carbon circular economy, and improving government efficacy and public services. 

The Strategic Framework for the Development of Education, Training, and Learning emphasizes the need to improve digital skills among participants in the educational process and highlights policies for digitalization in education. The Concept for the Development of Artificial Intelligence focuses on developing expertise, infrastructure, and an ethical framework for artificial intelligence. 

Bulgaria's Recovery and Resilience Plan allocates a significant budget for the digital transition. This includes investments in expanding high-capacity networks, improving digital skills, and digitalizing public administration, businesses, and key sectors.