Education in Gabrovo (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Gabrovo district had 31 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 23 general education schools, 6 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Gabrovo district?
Schools in Gabrovo taught 9,245 pupils with 909 teachers in 2024/25, 10.2 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Gabrovo district?
2,693 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Gabrovo district in 2024/25, 29 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Gabrovo district?
19 kindergartens in Gabrovo cared for 2,714 children with 227 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.0 children per teacher, national 12.1); 298 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Gabrovo district?
In 2024, 690 students finished secondary education in Gabrovo (292 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 700 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 64.6% of upper-secondary students in Gabrovo followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 9th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Gabrovo had 10 creches with 432 places at the end of 2024, attended by 373 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Gabrovo compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Gabrovo ranks 11 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 10.5 |
| 9 | Pernik | 10.4 |
| 10 | Kyustendil | 10.2 |
| 11 | Gabrovo | 10.2 |
| 12 | Pazardzhik | 10.1 |
| 13 | Blagoevgrad | 10.1 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9.9 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Gabrovo ranks 9 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lovech | 66.0% |
| 7 | Sliven | 65.7% |
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 64.6% |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 64.6% |
| 10 | Pazardzhik | 64.3% |
| 11 | Kyustendil | 64.1% |
| 12 | Yambol | 63.9% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Gabrovo ranks 7 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Varna | 50 |
| 5 | Shumen | 43 |
| 6 | Blagoevgrad | 30 |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 29 |
| 8 | Ruse | 26 |
| 9 | Stara Zagora | 21 |
| 10 | Pleven | 17 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Gabrovo ranks 13 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sofia | 12.4 |
| 11 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 12.1 |
| 12 | Pleven | 12.0 |
| 13 | Gabrovo | 12.0 |
| 14 | Haskovo | 11.8 |
| 15 | Montana | 11.7 |
| 16 | Blagoevgrad | 11.6 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI): Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2024 (yearbook tables by statistical region, district and municipality), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81cba27bb0cc…)
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