Education in Sofia (Yugozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures
Sofia Province had 97 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 79 general education schools, 16 vocational gymnasiums and 1 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Sofia Province?
Schools in Sofia Province taught 23,937 pupils with 2,416 teachers in 2024/25, 9.9 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Sofia Province?
1,114 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Sofia Province in 2024/25, 5 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Sofia Province?
71 kindergartens in Sofia Province cared for 8,080 children with 654 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (12.4 children per teacher, national 12.1); 2,560 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Sofia Province?
In 2024, 1,229 students finished secondary education in Sofia Province (552 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 361 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 66.2% of upper-secondary students in Sofia Province followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 5th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Sofia Province had 37 creches with 1,120 places at the end of 2024, attended by 1,013 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Sofia compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Sofia ranks 14 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Gabrovo | 10.2 |
| 12 | Pazardzhik | 10.1 |
| 13 | Blagoevgrad | 10.1 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9.9 |
| 15 | Montana | 9.8 |
| 16 | Lovech | 9.7 |
| 17 | Razgrad | 9.7 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Sofia ranks 5 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Montana | 68.0% |
| 3 | Razgrad | 67.1% |
| 4 | Pernik | 66.6% |
| 5 | Sofia | 66.2% |
| 6 | Lovech | 66.0% |
| 7 | Sliven | 65.7% |
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 64.6% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Sofia ranks 16 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Vratsa | 9 |
| 14 | Sliven | 9 |
| 15 | Yambol | 7 |
| 16 | Sofia | 5 |
| 17 | Vidin | 4 |
| 18 | Haskovo | 4 |
| 19 | Dobrich | 4 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Sofia ranks 10 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Gabrovo | 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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