Education in Vidin (Severozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures
Vidin district had 32 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 28 general education schools, 4 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Vidin district?
Schools in Vidin taught 6,749 pupils with 708 teachers in 2024/25, 9.5 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Vidin district?
313 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Vidin district in 2024/25, 4 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Vidin district?
24 kindergartens in Vidin cared for 2,042 children with 198 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (10.3 children per teacher, national 12.1); 454 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Vidin district?
In 2024, 411 students finished secondary education in Vidin (93 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 59 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 58.9% of upper-secondary students in Vidin followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 9th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Vidin had 10 creches with 236 places at the end of 2024, attended by 213 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Vidin compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Vidin ranks 21 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Vratsa | 9.7 |
| 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 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Vidin ranks 20 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ruse | 60.3% |
| 18 | Dobrich | 60.2% |
| 19 | Pleven | 59.5% |
| 20 | Vidin | 58.9% |
| 21 | Targovishte | 58.2% |
| 22 | Haskovo | 56.9% |
| 23 | Silistra | 56.7% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Vidin ranks 17 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sliven | 9 |
| 15 | Yambol | 7 |
| 16 | Sofia | 5 |
| 17 | Vidin | 4 |
| 18 | Haskovo | 4 |
| 19 | Dobrich | 4 |
| 20 | Kardzhali | 3 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Vidin ranks 24 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ruse | 11.1 |
| 22 | Targovishte | 11.0 |
| 23 | Kardzhali | 10.5 |
| 24 | Vidin | 10.3 |
| 25 | Dobrich | 10.1 |
| 26 | Smolyan | 10.0 |
| 27 | Razgrad | 10.0 |
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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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