Erasmus KA2

1. Structure of the Bulgarian
educational system
Agenda
• General Facts
• Pre-Graduate Education Plans
o Pre-School Education
o Primary School Education
o Secondary School Education
• Post-Graduate Education
• Q&A

2. • The Education in Bulgaria is compulsory for children between 5 -16 years of age
• Two-term school year
• Educational levels:
• pre-school education
• primary school education
• secondary school education/
high school education
• tertiary education
General Facts

3. Pre-School Education
• 3-7-year-old children
• 95% state-owned
• 5% privately-owned
• Financial expenses for the
education are bared by the
state

4. Pre-School Education
• Pre-school day from 7:00am to 6:30pm.
• Afternoon nap between 1:30pm and 3:30pm.
• Obligatory educational sessions: 3 sessions until noon and 2 in the afternoon.

5. Primary School Education
• Includes children from 1st to 8th
grade
• Basic education certificate after
4th grade
• Primary school level certificate
after 8th grade

6. Secondary School Education
• General education
• General knowledge schools (length: 3-4 years)
• Specialized schools (length: 4-5 years)
• Professional education
• Technical schools- accepting
students after finishing 7th or 8th
grade.

7. Secondary School Education: high-school level
• General knowledge schools
• Education on all educational levels
• Specialized language high schools: 8th-12/13th grade
• Specialized high-schools: 9th- 12/13 grade.
1st-4th grade 5th-8th grade 9th- 12/13th grade

8. School leaving examinations
• General knowledge schools
• Examination in Bulgarian and literature
&
• Examination in a subject of their choice
• Specialized schools
• Examination in Bulgarian and literature
&
• Examination in the special for the school
Subject.

9. Tertiary education
• Universities
• Colleges
• Specialized tertiary schools
• Academies
• Institutes
• Specialized science tertiary schools

10. Outlook
International issue: technical advances causing a reduction in the number of
suitable working positions for well-educated people.

11. Тhank you!Questions?