Education in Pernik (Yugozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures
Pernik district had 41 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 32 general education schools, 7 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Pernik district?
With 1,089 school teachers for 11,378 pupils in 2024/25, Pernik had 10.4 pupils per teacher (9th highest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Pernik district?
213 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Pernik district in 2024/25, 2 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Pernik district?
23 kindergartens in Pernik cared for 3,722 children with 290 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.8 children per teacher, national 12.1); 328 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Pernik district?
In 2024, 719 students finished secondary education in Pernik (307 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 2 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 66.6% of upper-secondary students in Pernik followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 4th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Pernik had 14 creches with 493 places at the end of 2024, attended by 417 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Pernik compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Pernik ranks 9 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Pazardzhik | 10.1 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Pernik ranks 4 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% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Pernik ranks 22 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Dobrich | 4 |
| 20 | Kardzhali | 3 |
| 21 | Silistra | 2 |
| 22 | Pernik | 2 |
| 23 | Razgrad | 2 |
| 24 | Lovech | 1 |
| 25 | Montana | 0 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Pernik ranks 6 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Varna | 13.3 |
| 4 | Plovdiv | 13.0 |
| 5 | Yambol | 12.9 |
| 6 | Pernik | 12.8 |
| 7 | Kyustendil | 12.8 |
| 8 | Sliven | 12.7 |
| 9 | Burgas | 12.4 |
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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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