Education in Sliven (Yugoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
Sliven district had 68 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 57 general education schools, 8 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Sliven district?
Schools in Sliven taught 20,258 pupils with 1,839 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 Sliven district?
1,512 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Sliven district in 2024/25, 9 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Sliven district?
59 kindergartens in Sliven cared for 6,129 children with 483 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.7 children per teacher, national 12.1); 2,008 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Sliven district?
In 2024, 920 students finished secondary education in Sliven (314 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 441 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 65.7% of upper-secondary students in Sliven followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 7th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Sliven had 12 creches with 641 places at the end of 2024, attended by 500 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Sliven compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Sliven ranks 2 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)
Sliven ranks 7 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pernik | 66.6% |
| 5 | Sofia | 66.2% |
| 6 | Lovech | 66.0% |
| 7 | Sliven | 65.7% |
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 64.6% |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 64.6% |
| 10 | Pazardzhik | 64.3% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Sliven ranks 14 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Burgas | 16 |
| 12 | Smolyan | 11 |
| 13 | Vratsa | 9 |
| 14 | Sliven | 9 |
| 15 | Yambol | 7 |
| 16 | Sofia | 5 |
| 17 | Vidin | 4 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Sliven ranks 8 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Yambol | 12.9 |
| 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 |
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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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