Education in Vratsa (Severozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures

Vratsa district had 69 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 57 general education schools, 10 vocational gymnasiums and no university.

How many pupils per teacher are there in Vratsa district?

With 1,734 school teachers for 16,736 pupils in 2024/25, Vratsa had 9.7 pupils per teacher (11th lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).

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How many university students are there in Vratsa district?

1,380 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Vratsa district in 2024/25, 9 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.

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How many kindergartens are there in Vratsa district?

43 kindergartens in Vratsa cared for 5,107 children with 456 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.2 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,721 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.

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How many students graduate in Vratsa district?

In 2024, 947 students finished secondary education in Vratsa (279 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 211 graduated from higher education there.

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More figures

75.0% of upper-secondary students in Vratsa followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, the highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
Vratsa had 29 creches with 843 places at the end of 2024, attended by 759 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Vratsa compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)

Vratsa ranks 18 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools

Rank	Area	Pupils per school teacher
15	Montana	9.8
16	Lovech	9.7
17	Razgrad	9.7
18	Vratsa	9.7
19	Shumen	9.6
20	Ruse	9.5
21	Vidin	9.5

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

Vratsa ranks 1 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%)
1	Vratsa	75.0%
2	Montana	68.0%
3	Razgrad	67.1%
4	Pernik	66.6%
5	Sofia	66.2%
6	Lovech	66.0%
7	Sliven	65.7%

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

Vratsa ranks 13 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution

Rank	Area	College and university students per 1,000 residents
10	Pleven	17
11	Burgas	16
12	Smolyan	11
13	Vratsa	9
14	Sliven	9
15	Yambol	7
16	Sofia	5

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Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)

Vratsa ranks 19 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Kindergarten children per teacher
16	Blagoevgrad	11.6
17	Veliko Tarnovo	11.5
18	Lovech	11.5
19	Vratsa	11.2
20	Silistra	11.2
21	Ruse	11.1
22	Targovishte	11.0

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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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