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Statistics on educational institutions
Bulgaria

Bulgaria

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 27 November 2023

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education
Type of educational institution 

ISCED levels provided

Main orientation of the programmes provided

Number of educational institutions

Total Public Government-dependent Private Private Independent

 Kindergartens

Detski gradini

0 (-) 1823 1713

(-)

110

Primary schools

Nachalni uchilishta

1 (-) 129 123 (-) 6

Basic schools

Osnovni uchilishta

1, 2 G 1151 1113 (-) 38

Integrated schools

Obedineni uchilishta

1, 2 G 114 91 (-) 23

Upper Secondary Schools

Gimnazii

3 G, V 483 454 (-) 29

Secondary schools

Sredni uchilishta

 1, 2, 3 G, V 418 395 (-) 23

Vocational Schools

Profesionalni uchilishta

3, 4 V 463 430 (-) 33

Source = National Statistical Institute (NSI), Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2018/2019 School Year (Legal entity), Last accessed: 16/11/2019

ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education

G = General V = Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable
Terminology



The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

The use of (-) indicate that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.

The approach used to count the educational insitutions is the legal entity approach. 

Secondary schools and upper secondary schools can provide both general and vocational education.

 

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education
Type of educational institution 

ISCED levels provided

Main orientation of the programmes provided

Number of educational institutions

Total Public Government-dependent Private Private Independent

 Correctional boarding schools

Vazpitatelni uchilishta internati

1, 2, 3 G 2 2 (-) (-)

Social-pedagogic boarding schools 

Sotsialno-pedagogicheski internati

2, 3 G 1 1 (-) (-)

Schools for hard hearing children

Za detsa s uvreden sluh 

2, 3 G, V 3 3 (-) (-)

Schools for visually handicapped children 

Za detsa s narusheno zrenie

2, 3 G 2 2 (-) (-)

Source = National Statistical Institute (NSI), Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2018/2019 School Year (Legal entity), Last accessed: 16/11/2019

ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education

G = General V = Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable
Terminology



The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

The use of (-) indicate that there are no educational institutions within the specific governance category.

The approach used to count the educational insitutions is the legal entity approach.