Education in Veliko Tarnovo (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Veliko Tarnovo district had 89 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 69 general education schools, 15 vocational gymnasiums and 3 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Veliko Tarnovo district?
With 2,237 school teachers for 21,008 pupils in 2024/25, Veliko Tarnovo had 9.4 pupils per teacher (6th lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Veliko Tarnovo district?
15,293 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Veliko Tarnovo district in 2024/25, 76 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Veliko Tarnovo district?
73 kindergartens in Veliko Tarnovo cared for 6,337 children with 550 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.5 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,328 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Veliko Tarnovo district?
In 2024, 1,332 students finished secondary education in Veliko Tarnovo (519 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 4,216 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 62.7% of upper-secondary students in Veliko Tarnovo followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 13th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Veliko Tarnovo had 20 creches with 1,078 places at the end of 2024, attended by 839 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Veliko Tarnovo compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Veliko Tarnovo ranks 23 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ruse | 9.5 |
| 21 | Vidin | 9.5 |
| 22 | Pleven | 9.4 |
| 23 | Veliko Tarnovo | 9.4 |
| 24 | Dobrich | 9.3 |
| 25 | Targovishte | 9.2 |
| 26 | Silistra | 9.2 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Veliko Tarnovo ranks 13 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pazardzhik | 64.3% |
| 11 | Kyustendil | 64.1% |
| 12 | Yambol | 63.9% |
| 13 | Veliko Tarnovo | 62.7% |
| 14 | Plovdiv | 62.4% |
| 15 | Burgas | 62.1% |
| 16 | Varna | 61.5% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Veliko Tarnovo ranks 1 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veliko Tarnovo | 76 |
| 2 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 66 |
| 3 | Plovdiv | 53 |
| 4 | Varna | 50 |
| 5 | Shumen | 43 |
| 6 | Blagoevgrad | 30 |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 29 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Veliko Tarnovo ranks 17 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Haskovo | 11.8 |
| 15 | Montana | 11.7 |
| 16 | Blagoevgrad | 11.6 |
| 17 | Veliko Tarnovo | 11.5 |
| 18 | Lovech | 11.5 |
| 19 | Vratsa | 11.2 |
| 20 | Silistra | 11.2 |
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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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