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Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2024/2025 school year

Published at: 20.05.2025 - 11:00

The main results from the annual comprehensive surveys of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

  • In 2024/2025 school year in pre-primary education (kindergartens and preparatory groups at schools) were enrolled 217.2 thousand children.
  • As of 31.12.2024, there were 2 329 schools operating in the country, with 713.5 thousand students enrolled.
  • In 2024, the number of basic education graduates was 59.8 thousand students and the number of upper-secondary education graduates was 43.4 thousand students.
  • In 2024/2025 academic year, there were 203.5 thousand students enrolled at the different tertiary education levels (professional bachelor, bachelor and master’s).
  • As of 31.12.2024, for acquiring a doctor’s educational and scientific degree in the country, 5 029 persons were trained, of whom 574 were foreign citizens.
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