Education in Kardzhali (Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Kardzhali district had 69 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 58 general education schools, 11 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Kardzhali district?
With 1,472 school teachers for 13,480 pupils in 2024/25, Kardzhali had 9.2 pupils per teacher (2nd lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Kardzhali district?
521 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Kardzhali district in 2024/25, 3 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Kardzhali district?
59 kindergartens in Kardzhali cared for 3,728 children with 355 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (10.5 children per teacher, national 12.1); 1,073 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Kardzhali district?
In 2024, 989 students finished secondary education in Kardzhali (253 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 93 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 37.0% of upper-secondary students in Kardzhali followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, the lowest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Kardzhali had 14 creches with 484 places at the end of 2024, attended by 444 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Kardzhali compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Kardzhali ranks 27 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Pleven | 9.4 |
| 23 | Veliko Tarnovo | 9.4 |
| 24 | Dobrich | 9.3 |
| 25 | Targovishte | 9.2 |
| 26 | Silistra | 9.2 |
| 27 | Kardzhali | 9.2 |
| 28 | Smolyan | 7.6 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Kardzhali ranks 28 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 28 | Kardzhali | 37.0% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Kardzhali ranks 20 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Vidin | 4 |
| 18 | Haskovo | 4 |
| 19 | Dobrich | 4 |
| 20 | Kardzhali | 3 |
| 21 | Silistra | 2 |
| 22 | Pernik | 2 |
| 23 | Razgrad | 2 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Kardzhali ranks 23 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Silistra | 11.2 |
| 21 | Ruse | 11.1 |
| 22 | Targovishte | 11.0 |
| 23 | Kardzhali | 10.5 |
| 24 | Vidin | 10.3 |
| 25 | Dobrich | 10.1 |
| 26 | Smolyan | 10.0 |
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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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