Education in Pleven (Severozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures

Pleven district had 106 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 78 general education schools, 22 vocational gymnasiums and 2 universities or equivalent higher schools.

How many pupils per teacher are there in Pleven district?

Schools in Pleven taught 23,341 pupils with 2,485 teachers in 2024/25, 9.4 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.

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How many university students are there in Pleven district?

3,685 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Pleven district in 2024/25, 17 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.

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How many kindergartens are there in Pleven district?

76 kindergartens in Pleven cared for 6,605 children with 552 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.0 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,631 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.

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How many students graduate in Pleven district?

In 2024, 1,310 students finished secondary education in Pleven (522 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 757 graduated from higher education there.

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More figures

59.5% of upper-secondary students in Pleven followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 10th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
Pleven had 41 creches with 1,408 places at the end of 2024, attended by 1,197 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Pleven compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)

Pleven ranks 22 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools

Rank	Area	Pupils per school teacher
19	Shumen	9.6
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

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

Pleven ranks 19 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%)
16	Varna	61.5%
17	Ruse	60.3%
18	Dobrich	60.2%
19	Pleven	59.5%
20	Vidin	58.9%
21	Targovishte	58.2%
22	Haskovo	56.9%

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

Pleven ranks 10 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution

Rank	Area	College and university students per 1,000 residents
7	Gabrovo	29
8	Ruse	26
9	Stara Zagora	21
10	Pleven	17
11	Burgas	16
12	Smolyan	11
13	Vratsa	9

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Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)

Pleven ranks 12 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Kindergarten children per teacher
9	Burgas	12.4
10	Sofia	12.4
11	Sofia (stolitsa)	12.1
12	Pleven	12.0
13	Gabrovo	12.0
14	Haskovo	11.8
15	Montana	11.7

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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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