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

Silistra district had 41 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 31 general education schools, 8 vocational gymnasiums and no university.

How many pupils per teacher are there in Silistra district?

With 1,025 school teachers for 9,418 pupils in 2024/25, Silistra had 9.2 pupils per teacher (3rd lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).

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How many university students are there in Silistra district?

227 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Silistra district in 2024/25, 2 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.

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How many kindergartens are there in Silistra district?

23 kindergartens in Silistra cared for 2,877 children with 257 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.2 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,217 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.

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How many students graduate in Silistra district?

In 2024, 516 students finished secondary education in Silistra (174 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 48 graduated from higher education there.

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More figures

56.7% of upper-secondary students in Silistra followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 6th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
Silistra had 8 creches with 376 places at the end of 2024, attended by 256 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Silistra compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)

Silistra ranks 26 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools

Rank	Area	Pupils per school teacher
22	Pleven	9.4
23	Veliko Tarnovo	9.4
24	Dobrich	9.3
25	Targovishte	9.2
26	Silistra	9.2
27	Kardzhali	9.2
28	Smolyan	7.6

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

Silistra ranks 23 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%)
20	Vidin	58.9%
21	Targovishte	58.2%
22	Haskovo	56.9%
23	Silistra	56.7%
24	Blagoevgrad	52.5%
25	Shumen	47.4%
26	Smolyan	43.4%

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

Silistra ranks 21 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution

Rank	Area	College and university students per 1,000 residents
18	Haskovo	4
19	Dobrich	4
20	Kardzhali	3
21	Silistra	2
22	Pernik	2
23	Razgrad	2
24	Lovech	1

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Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)

Silistra ranks 20 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Kindergarten children per teacher
17	Veliko Tarnovo	11.5
18	Lovech	11.5
19	Vratsa	11.2
20	Silistra	11.2
21	Ruse	11.1
22	Targovishte	11.0
23	Kardzhali	10.5

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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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