Education in Haskovo (Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Haskovo district had 77 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 67 general education schools, 9 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Haskovo district?
Schools in Haskovo taught 22,402 pupils with 2,130 teachers in 2024/25, 10.5 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Haskovo district?
812 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Haskovo district in 2024/25, 4 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Haskovo district?
36 kindergartens in Haskovo cared for 6,309 children with 533 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (11.8 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,076 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Haskovo district?
In 2024, 1,255 students finished secondary education in Haskovo (451 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 138 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 56.9% of upper-secondary students in Haskovo followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 7th lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Haskovo had 23 creches with 953 places at the end of 2024, attended by 815 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Haskovo compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Haskovo ranks 7 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Yambol | 11.0 |
| 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 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Haskovo ranks 22 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Pleven | 59.5% |
| 20 | Vidin | 58.9% |
| 21 | Targovishte | 58.2% |
| 22 | Haskovo | 56.9% |
| 23 | Silistra | 56.7% |
| 24 | Blagoevgrad | 52.5% |
| 25 | Shumen | 47.4% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Haskovo ranks 18 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Yambol | 7 |
| 16 | Sofia | 5 |
| 17 | Vidin | 4 |
| 18 | Haskovo | 4 |
| 19 | Dobrich | 4 |
| 20 | Kardzhali | 3 |
| 21 | Silistra | 2 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Haskovo ranks 14 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 12.1 |
| 12 | Pleven | 12.0 |
| 13 | Gabrovo | 12.0 |
| 14 | Haskovo | 11.8 |
| 15 | Montana | 11.7 |
| 16 | Blagoevgrad | 11.6 |
| 17 | Veliko Tarnovo | 11.5 |
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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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