Up-to-date information provided by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) presents detailed statistics on the state of the educational system in the Burgas District as of 31.12.2025. The data covers both preschool and school education, highlighting the role of teaching staff, which numbers 1,242 in kindergartens, with 88.1% of this personnel being preschool teachers.
The preschool education system in the district includes 109 independent kindergartens, where a total of 13,209 children are enrolled, including those in preparatory groups within schools. Of these, 51.9% are boys. The enrollment rate for children of preschool age, calculated through the net enrollment ratio for the 2025/2026 academic year, reaches 92.1%.
At the school education level, as of the same period, 134 schools are operating in the Burgas District, which is one less than the previous year. A total of 47,249 students are educated in these institutions. The structure of the network of educational institutions is as follows:
- 74 primary schools;
- 27 secondary schools;
- 16 vocational high schools;
- 7 high schools;
- 4 elementary schools;
- 4 combined schools;
- 1 sports school and 1 school of arts.
Data regarding school education is presented in the following format:
- 220 students are enrolled in private schools, where the average number of children per class is 10, compared to 23 in public schools.
- Vocational training is preferred by 12,442 students, 58.4% of whom are boys.
- Graduates in 2025 included 3,709 students with primary education and 2,970 with secondary education.
- The school enrollment rate for the 2025/2026 academic year is distributed as 94.6% for the primary stage, 87.9% for the lower secondary stage, and 81.5% for the upper secondary stage.
Regarding professional qualifications, 8 students acquired a first degree, while 186 and 1,468 students completed the second and third degrees, respectively. For the third degree of qualification, the following preferred professional fields stand out:
- "Engineering" – 26.6%;
- "Business Management and Administration" – 16.1%;
- "Personal Services" – 15.1%;
- "Informatics" – 13.8%;
- "Architecture and Construction" – 8.5%.
For the 2025/2026 academic year, the teaching staff in all types of schools numbers 4,331 teachers, which includes principals and deputy principals with teaching duties. Women clearly dominate the profession, accounting for 83.5% of the total number, and 28.8% of all teachers are aged 55 or older.