Education in Targovishte (Severoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
Targovishte district had 49 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 39 general education schools, 8 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Targovishte district?
With 1,066 school teachers for 9,802 pupils in 2024/25, Targovishte had 9.2 pupils per teacher (4th lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Targovishte district?
No college or university students were enrolled in Targovishte district in 2024/25, so young people there study for degrees elsewhere.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Targovishte district?
21 kindergartens in Targovishte cared for 2,863 children with 261 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.0 children per teacher, national 12.1); 702 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Targovishte district?
In 2024, 547 students finished secondary education in Targovishte (233 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 0 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 58.2% of upper-secondary students in Targovishte followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 8th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Targovishte had 8 creches with 363 places at the end of 2024, attended by 302 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Targovishte compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Targovishte ranks 25 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 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Targovishte ranks 21 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Dobrich | 60.2% |
| 19 | Pleven | 59.5% |
| 20 | Vidin | 58.9% |
| 21 | Targovishte | 58.2% |
| 22 | Haskovo | 56.9% |
| 23 | Silistra | 56.7% |
| 24 | Blagoevgrad | 52.5% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Targovishte ranks 26 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Pernik | 2 |
| 23 | Razgrad | 2 |
| 24 | Lovech | 1 |
| 25 | Montana | 0 |
| 26 | Targovishte | 0 |
| 27 | Kyustendil | 0 |
| 28 | Pazardzhik | 0 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Targovishte ranks 22 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Vratsa | 11.2 |
| 20 | Silistra | 11.2 |
| 21 | Ruse | 11.1 |
| 22 | Targovishte | 11.0 |
| 23 | Kardzhali | 10.5 |
| 24 | Vidin | 10.3 |
| 25 | Dobrich | 10.1 |
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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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