Education in Shumen (Severoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
Shumen district had 65 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 54 general education schools, 10 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Shumen district?
With 1,646 school teachers for 15,768 pupils in 2024/25, Shumen had 9.6 pupils per teacher (10th lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Shumen district?
6,407 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Shumen district in 2024/25, 43 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Shumen district?
95 kindergartens in Shumen cared for 4,651 children with 476 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (9.8 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,289 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Shumen district?
In 2024, 905 students finished secondary education in Shumen (325 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 1,999 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 47.4% of upper-secondary students in Shumen followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 4th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Shumen had 16 creches with 819 places at the end of 2024, attended by 746 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Shumen compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Shumen ranks 19 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lovech | 9.7 |
| 17 | Razgrad | 9.7 |
| 18 | Vratsa | 9.7 |
| 19 | Shumen | 9.6 |
| 20 | Ruse | 9.5 |
| 21 | Vidin | 9.5 |
| 22 | Pleven | 9.4 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Shumen ranks 25 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Haskovo | 56.9% |
| 23 | Silistra | 56.7% |
| 24 | Blagoevgrad | 52.5% |
| 25 | Shumen | 47.4% |
| 26 | Smolyan | 43.4% |
| 27 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 41.9% |
| 28 | Kardzhali | 37.0% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Shumen ranks 5 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 66 |
| 3 | Plovdiv | 53 |
| 4 | Varna | 50 |
| 5 | Shumen | 43 |
| 6 | Blagoevgrad | 30 |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 29 |
| 8 | Ruse | 26 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Shumen ranks 28 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Targovishte | 11.0 |
| 23 | Kardzhali | 10.5 |
| 24 | Vidin | 10.3 |
| 25 | Dobrich | 10.1 |
| 26 | Smolyan | 10.0 |
| 27 | Razgrad | 10.0 |
| 28 | Shumen | 9.8 |
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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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