More than 55,000 children start school for the first time in Bulgaria

More than 55,000 first-graders will start school for the first time today as Bulgaria marks the beginning of the new school year. The first school bell will ring for more than 700,000 pupils at 2,322 schools across the country, the Ministry of Education and Science said.

The ministry also reports a positive trend in the number of younger people entering the education system as teachers. Nearly one in five education professionals in Bulgaria is now aged 35 or under.

More than 2,000 new STEM centres have been established in schools for the new academic year, with an investment of over €250 million under the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The school year has already begun for thousands of Bulgarian children abroad. Nearly 40,000 pupils are starting classes at 410 Bulgarian Sunday schools in 44 countries across six continents.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova