Education in Ruse (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures

Ruse district had 67 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 50 general education schools, 14 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.

How many pupils per teacher are there in Ruse district?

Schools in Ruse taught 18,603 pupils with 1,950 teachers in 2024/25, 9.5 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.

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How many university students are there in Ruse district?

4,835 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Ruse district in 2024/25, 26 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.

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How many kindergartens are there in Ruse district?

39 kindergartens in Ruse cared for 5,527 children with 500 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.1 children per teacher, national 12.1); 901 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.

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How many students graduate in Ruse district?

In 2024, 1,275 students finished secondary education in Ruse (570 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 1,200 graduated from higher education there.

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More figures

60.3% of upper-secondary students in Ruse followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 12th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
Ruse had 23 creches with 953 places at the end of 2024, attended by 833 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Ruse compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)

Ruse ranks 20 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools

Rank	Area	Pupils per school teacher
17	Razgrad	9.7
18	Vratsa	9.7
19	Shumen	9.6
20	Ruse	9.5
21	Vidin	9.5
22	Pleven	9.4
23	Veliko Tarnovo	9.4

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Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)

Ruse ranks 17 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%)
14	Plovdiv	62.4%
15	Burgas	62.1%
16	Varna	61.5%
17	Ruse	60.3%
18	Dobrich	60.2%
19	Pleven	59.5%
20	Vidin	58.9%

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College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)

Ruse ranks 8 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution

Rank	Area	College and university students per 1,000 residents
5	Shumen	43
6	Blagoevgrad	30
7	Gabrovo	29
8	Ruse	26
9	Stara Zagora	21
10	Pleven	17
11	Burgas	16

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Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)

Ruse ranks 21 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Kindergarten children per teacher
18	Lovech	11.5
19	Vratsa	11.2
20	Silistra	11.2
21	Ruse	11.1
22	Targovishte	11.0
23	Kardzhali	10.5
24	Vidin	10.3

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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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