Education in Burgas (Yugoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
Burgas district had 137 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 117 general education schools, 16 vocational gymnasiums and 2 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Burgas district?
Schools in Burgas taught 47,023 pupils with 4,282 teachers in 2024/25, 11.0 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Burgas district?
6,325 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Burgas district in 2024/25, 16 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Burgas district?
109 kindergartens in Burgas cared for 13,350 children with 1,079 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.4 children per teacher, national 12.1); 2,396 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Burgas district?
In 2024, 2,865 students finished secondary education in Burgas (1,171 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 1,461 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 62.1% of upper-secondary students in Burgas followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 14th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Burgas had 39 creches with 1,748 places at the end of 2024, attended by 1,441 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Burgas compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Burgas ranks 3 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varna | 11.2 |
| 2 | Sliven | 11.0 |
| 3 | Burgas | 11.0 |
| 4 | Yambol | 11.0 |
| 5 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 10.9 |
| 6 | Plovdiv | 10.8 |
| 7 | Haskovo | 10.5 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Burgas ranks 15 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Yambol | 63.9% |
| 13 | Veliko Tarnovo | 62.7% |
| 14 | Plovdiv | 62.4% |
| 15 | Burgas | 62.1% |
| 16 | Varna | 61.5% |
| 17 | Ruse | 60.3% |
| 18 | Dobrich | 60.2% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Burgas ranks 11 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ruse | 26 |
| 9 | Stara Zagora | 21 |
| 10 | Pleven | 17 |
| 11 | Burgas | 16 |
| 12 | Smolyan | 11 |
| 13 | Vratsa | 9 |
| 14 | Sliven | 9 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Burgas ranks 9 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pernik | 12.8 |
| 7 | Kyustendil | 12.8 |
| 8 | Sliven | 12.7 |
| 9 | Burgas | 12.4 |
| 10 | Sofia | 12.4 |
| 11 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 12.1 |
| 12 | Pleven | 12.0 |
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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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