Education in Pazardzhik (Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Pazardzhik district had 111 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 93 general education schools, 15 vocational gymnasiums and no university.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Pazardzhik district?
Schools in Pazardzhik taught 25,367 pupils with 2,507 teachers in 2024/25, 10.1 pupils per teacher against 10.3 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Pazardzhik district?
No college or university students were enrolled in Pazardzhik district in 2024/25, so young people there study for degrees elsewhere.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Pazardzhik district?
58 kindergartens in Pazardzhik cared for 7,829 children with 579 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (13.5 children per teacher, national 12.1); 2,436 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Pazardzhik district?
In 2024, 1,400 students finished secondary education in Pazardzhik (551 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 0 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 64.3% of upper-secondary students in Pazardzhik followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 10th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Pazardzhik had 21 creches with 624 places at the end of 2024, attended by 596 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Pazardzhik compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Pazardzhik ranks 12 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Pernik | 10.4 |
| 10 | Kyustendil | 10.2 |
| 11 | Gabrovo | 10.2 |
| 12 | Pazardzhik | 10.1 |
| 13 | Blagoevgrad | 10.1 |
| 14 | Sofia | 9.9 |
| 15 | Montana | 9.8 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Pazardzhik ranks 10 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sliven | 65.7% |
| 8 | Stara Zagora | 64.6% |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 64.6% |
| 10 | Pazardzhik | 64.3% |
| 11 | Kyustendil | 64.1% |
| 12 | Yambol | 63.9% |
| 13 | Veliko Tarnovo | 62.7% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Pazardzhik ranks 28 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Pernik | 2 |
| 23 | Razgrad | 2 |
| 24 | Lovech | 1 |
| 25 | Montana | 0 |
| 26 | Targovishte | 0 |
| 27 | Kyustendil | 0 |
| 28 | Pazardzhik | 0 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Pazardzhik ranks 1 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Kindergarten children per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pazardzhik | 13.5 |
| 2 | Stara Zagora | 13.4 |
| 3 | Varna | 13.3 |
| 4 | Plovdiv | 13.0 |
| 5 | Yambol | 12.9 |
| 6 | Pernik | 12.8 |
| 7 | Kyustendil | 12.8 |
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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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