Education in Stara Zagora (Yugoiztochen, Bulgaria): official figures
Stara Zagora district had 121 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 98 general education schools, 18 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Stara Zagora district?
With 3,238 school teachers for 33,909 pupils in 2024/25, Stara Zagora had 10.5 pupils per teacher (8th highest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Stara Zagora district?
6,035 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Stara Zagora district in 2024/25, 21 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Stara Zagora district?
79 kindergartens in Stara Zagora cared for 9,960 children with 744 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (13.4 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,955 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Stara Zagora district?
In 2024, 1,831 students finished secondary education in Stara Zagora (810 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 1,190 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 64.6% of upper-secondary students in Stara Zagora followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 8th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Stara Zagora had 43 creches with 1,712 places at the end of 2024, attended by 1,530 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Stara Zagora compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Stara Zagora ranks 8 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 10.9 |
| 6 | Plovdiv | 10.8 |
| 7 | Haskovo | 10.5 |
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 10.5 |
| 9 | Pernik | 10.4 |
| 10 | Kyustendil | 10.2 |
| 11 | Gabrovo | 10.2 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Stara Zagora ranks 8 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Kyustendil | 64.1% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Stara Zagora ranks 9 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blagoevgrad | 30 |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 29 |
| 8 | Ruse | 26 |
| 9 | Stara Zagora | 21 |
| 10 | Pleven | 17 |
| 11 | Burgas | 16 |
| 12 | Smolyan | 11 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Stara Zagora ranks 2 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pazardzhik | 13.5 |
| 2 | Stara Zagora | 13.4 |
| 3 | Varna | 13.3 |
| 4 | Plovdiv | 13.0 |
| 5 | Yambol | 12.9 |
| 6 | Pernik | 12.8 |
| 7 | Kyustendil | 12.8 |
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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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