Education in Plovdiv (Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
Plovdiv district had 201 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 160 general education schools, 29 vocational gymnasiums and 7 universities or equivalent higher schools.
How many pupils per teacher are there in Plovdiv district?
With 6,573 school teachers for 71,032 pupils in 2024/25, Plovdiv had 10.8 pupils per teacher (6th highest of 28 districts; Bulgaria 10.3).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many university students are there in Plovdiv district?
33,648 students were enrolled at colleges and universities in Plovdiv district in 2024/25, 53 per 1,000 residents against 32 nationally.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Plovdiv district?
166 kindergartens in Plovdiv cared for 22,571 children with 1,737 kindergarten teachers in 2024/25 (13.0 children per teacher, national 12.1); 4,988 of the children attended kindergartens in villages.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many students graduate in Plovdiv district?
In 2024, 4,139 students finished secondary education in Plovdiv (1,657 of them from vocational gymnasiums) and 8,281 graduated from higher education there.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- 62.4% of upper-secondary students in Plovdiv followed vocational programmes in 2024/25, 14th highest of 28 districts (national share 57.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Plovdiv had 76 creches with 3,212 places at the end of 2024, attended by 3,091 children. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Plovdiv compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
Pupils per school teacher (2024/25)
Plovdiv ranks 6 of 28, highest first. General, special, art, sport and vocational schools
| Rank | Area | Pupils per school teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgas | 11.0 |
| 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 |
Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) (2024/25)
Plovdiv ranks 14 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Upper-secondary students in vocational programmes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kyustendil | 64.1% |
| 12 | Yambol | 63.9% |
| 13 | Veliko Tarnovo | 62.7% |
| 14 | Plovdiv | 62.4% |
| 15 | Burgas | 62.1% |
| 16 | Varna | 61.5% |
| 17 | Ruse | 60.3% |
College and university students per 1,000 residents (2024/25)
Plovdiv ranks 3 of 28, highest first. By location of the institution
| Rank | Area | College and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veliko Tarnovo | 76 |
| 2 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 66 |
| 3 | Plovdiv | 53 |
| 4 | Varna | 50 |
| 5 | Shumen | 43 |
| 6 | Blagoevgrad | 30 |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 29 |
Kindergarten children per teacher (2024/25)
Plovdiv ranks 4 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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