Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2022/2023 School Year

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2022/2023 School Year

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

  • In 2022/2023 school year in pre-primary education (kindergartens and preparatory groups at schools) were enrolled 216.5 thousand children.
  • In 2022, the number of basic education graduates was 61.1 thousand students and the number of upper-secondary education graduates from general and vocational programmes were respectively 23.2 and 13.2 thousand students.
  • In 2022/2023 academic year, there were 214.8 thousand students enrolled at the different tertiary education levels (professional bachelor, bachelor and master’s).
  • As of 31.12.2022, for acquiring a doctor’s educational and scientific degree in the country were trained 6 548 persons, of whom 764 were foreign citizens.
Detailed data can be found on the website of NSI at
Education and Lifelong Learning