Education in Blagoevgrad (Yugozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures

Blagoevgrad district had 121 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 98 general education schools, 18 vocational gymnasiums and 2 universities or equivalent higher schools.

How many pupils per teacher are there in Blagoevgrad district?

Schools in Blagoevgrad taught 34,356 pupils with 3,404 teachers in 2024/25, 10.1 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.

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How many university students are there in Blagoevgrad district?

8,729 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Blagoevgrad district in 2024/25, 30 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.

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How many kindergartens are there in Blagoevgrad district?

73 kindergartens in Blagoevgrad cared for 10,538 children with 908 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.6 children per teacher, national 12.1); 3,490 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.

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How many students graduate in Blagoevgrad district?

In 2024, 2,302 students finished secondary education in Blagoevgrad (939 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 2,207 graduated from higher education there.

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More figures

52.5% of upper-secondary students in Blagoevgrad followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 5th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
Blagoevgrad had 45 creches with 1,839 places at the end of 2024, attended by 1,443 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy

How Blagoevgrad compares with other provinces in Bulgaria

Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)

Blagoevgrad ranks 13 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools

Rank	Area	Pupils per school teacher
10	Kyustendil	10.2
11	Gabrovo	10.2
12	Pazardzhik	10.1
13	Blagoevgrad	10.1
14	Sofia	9.9
15	Montana	9.8
16	Lovech	9.7

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

Blagoevgrad ranks 24 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%)
21	Targovishte	58.2%
22	Haskovo	56.9%
23	Silistra	56.7%
24	Blagoevgrad	52.5%
25	Shumen	47.4%
26	Smolyan	43.4%
27	Sofia (stolitsa)	41.9%

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

Blagoevgrad ranks 6 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution

Rank	Area	College and university students per 1,000 residents
3	Plovdiv	53
4	Varna	50
5	Shumen	43
6	Blagoevgrad	30
7	Gabrovo	29
8	Ruse	26
9	Stara Zagora	21

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Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)

Blagoevgrad ranks 16 of 28, highest first.

Rank	Area	Kindergarten children per teacher
13	Gabrovo	12.0
14	Haskovo	11.8
15	Montana	11.7
16	Blagoevgrad	11.6
17	Veliko Tarnovo	11.5
18	Lovech	11.5
19	Vratsa	11.2

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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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