BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ON NATIONAL LEVEL AND BY MAIN REGIONS AND CITIES IN BULGARIA

Abstract

The main goal of the current publication is to present the specific characteristics of students in the system of school education. The methodological framework through which the goal is achieved consists of four steps: first – the total number of schools and their number by types (general, vocational and special) is identified; second - the number of students and their structure in basic and high general schools is given; third - the number of vocational schools – total and by types, as well as the students enrolled in them; fourth – languages learnt in basic and high schools in Bulgaria; also, the number of students graduating from general and vocational schools on national level and by main cities and regions. The conclusion from the study is that identifying the number and characteristics of students enrolled in the school education is a very important part of the Human resource sustainable capacity evaluation on national level and by cities and regions. The HR sustainable capacity is evaluated from the point of the number of graduating students and their technical and language skills. This analysis is also important to the universities in Bulgaria and abroad because it helps evaluating the number of applying students in short, middle and long-term period.