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Number of students in Bulgaria 17% down on 2002

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A report of the monitoring of education and training in Bulgaria established that in 2016 the number of students in the country was 17% down on 2002 due to the low birth rate and migration. Up to 2009 university students had been increasing in number, but later on those followed the trend. In the period 2012 – 2016 the number of students reduced at all levels, with the exception of the primary school. Teachers in Bulgaria are among the most quickly aging ones in Europe.



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