Public and private expenditures by level of education
Time series : Edu_7.1_en.xls
| 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Total public and private expenditure | 5 213 121 |
| Pre-primary education | 974 026 |
| Primary education | 807 410 |
| Lower secondary education | 840 403 |
| Upper secondary education | 1 014 275 |
| Post-secondary, non-tertiary education | 6 621 |
| Tertiary education - Professional Bachelor | 68 555 |
| Tertiary education - Bachelor, Master and Doctor | 1 501 831 |
26.04.2022
Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
| Contact name | Svilen Kateliev |
| Contact person function | Head of department |
| Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | |
| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 469 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Metadata update | |
| Metadata last certified | 25 April 2019 |
| Metadata last posted | 25 April 2019 |
| Metadata last update | 25 April 2019 |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | Calculations on educational expenditure are done according to the Eurostat's methodology (UOE - Finance tables) which ensured international comparable data. Main subject of the survey is determination of the exact value of the public and private expenditure, distributed by the educational levels. |
| Classification system | International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011) |
| Sector coverage | All public and private educational expenditure. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | |
| Statistical unit | Educational expenditure by levels of ISCED. |
| Statistical population | Public and private educational expenditure. |
| Reference area | Whole country. |
| Time coverage | 2000 - 2016 |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Unit of measure | |
Thousand BGN. | |
| Reference period | |
Year. | |
| Institutional mandate | |
| Legal acts and other agreements | · Regulation (EC) N 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning; · Commission regulation (EU) No 88/2011; · Methodological documents of Eurostat; · Law on Statistics. |
| Data sharing | Not applicable. |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
| Confidentiality - data treatment | In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26). |
| Release policy | |
| Release calendar | In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
| Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
| User access | In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services. |
| Frequency of dissemination | |
Annual | |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular press release in the internet site. |
| Publications | · Education in the Republic of Bulgaria; · Statistical Reference Book. |
| On-line database | Data on public and private expenditure on education are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Education and Lifelong Learning (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4944) and in Informational System"Infostat" (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=166). |
| Micro-data access | In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes. |
| Other | Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services. |
| Documentation on methodology | · Methodological documents of Eurostat; · Survey Methodology. |
| Quality documentation | Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No 88/2011. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Commission Regulation No 88/2011. |
| Quality assessment | The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | State and regional authorities, international organisations, national and foreign users. |
| User satisfaction | Information is not available. |
| Completeness | Information is not available. |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Sampling error | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | · Data compilation: September - November; · Dissemination of national results: April; · Transmission of data to Eurostat: November. |
| Punctuality | All national disseminations and deliverables to the Eurostat in time. |
| Coherence and comparability | |
| Comparability - geographical | Fully comparable with all EU member states. |
| Comparability - over time | Partially comparable due to the changes of national legislation. |
| Coherence - cross domain | Data is coherent with surveys conducted by the NSI departments: 'Education and Culture Statistics', 'Statistics on Living Conditions', 'Finance Statistics', 'Non-financial National Accounts', 'R & D, Innovation and Information Society'. |
| Coherence - internal | Carried out quality tests, mainly on the coherency of the gathered information. |
| Cost and burden | |
Information is not available. | |
| Data revision | |
| Data revision - policy | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Data revision - practice | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Ministry of Education and Science; Ministry of Finance; NSI, departments: 'Education and Culture Statistics', 'Statistics on Living Conditions', 'Finance Statistics', 'Non-financial National Accounts', 'R & D, Innovation and Information Society'. |
| Frequency of data collection | Annual |
| Data collection | Administrative data from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Science and NSI. |
| Data validation | Data validation is done by the National Statistical Institute and quality tests are carried out by the Eurostat. |
| Data compilation | Not applicable. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Comment | |
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ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
| Contact name | Svilen Kateliev |
| Contact person function | Head of department |
| Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | |
| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 469 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | Calculations on educational expenditure are done according to the Eurostat's methodology (UOE - Finance tables) which ensured international comparable data. Main subject of the survey is determination of the exact value of the public and private expenditure, distributed by the educational levels. |
| Classification system | International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011) |
| Sector coverage | All public and private educational expenditure. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | |
| Statistical unit | Educational expenditure by levels of ISCED. |
| Statistical population | Public and private educational expenditure. |
| Reference area | Whole country. |
| Time coverage | 2000 - 2016 |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Ministry of Education and Science; Ministry of Finance; NSI, departments: 'Education and Culture Statistics', 'Statistics on Living Conditions', 'Finance Statistics', 'Non-financial National Accounts', 'R & D, Innovation and Information Society'. |
| Frequency of data collection | Annual |
| Data collection | Administrative data from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Science and NSI. |
| Data validation | Data validation is done by the National Statistical Institute and quality tests are carried out by the Eurostat. |
| Data compilation | Not applicable. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Commission Regulation No 88/2011. |
| Quality assessment | The national quality report provides users with basic information on quality at national level. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | State and regional authorities, international organisations, national and foreign users. |
| User satisfaction | Information is not available. |
| Completeness | Information is not available. |
| Data completeness - rate | Not applicable. |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Sampling error | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable. |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable (compilation of administrative data). |
| Coverage error | Not applicable. |
| Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable. |
| Common units - proportion | Not applicable. |
| Measurement error | Not applicable. |
| Non response error | Not applicable. |
| Unit non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
| Item non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
| Processing error | Not applicable. |
| Imputation - rate | Not applicable (no imputations). |
| Model assumption error | Not applicable. |
| Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments). |
| Data revision - policy | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Data revision - practice | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Data revision - average size | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | · Data compilation: September - November; · Dissemination of national results: April; · Transmission of data to Eurostat: November. |
| Time lag - first results | 28 months. |
| Time lag - final results | Not applicable (only final results published). |
| Punctuality | All national disseminations and deliverables to the Eurostat in time. |
| Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable (data published on exact date). |
| Coherence and comparability | |
| Comparability - geographical | Fully comparable with all EU member states. |
| Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable (no flows). |
| Comparability - over time | Partially comparable due to the changes of national legislation. |
| Length of comparable time series | 17 years. |
| Coherence - cross domain | Data is coherent with surveys conducted by the NSI departments: 'Education and Culture Statistics', 'Statistics on Living Conditions', 'Finance Statistics', 'Non-financial National Accounts', 'R & D, Innovation and Information Society'. |
| Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - National Accounts | Data is partially reconcilable with National Accounts. |
| Coherence - internal | Carried out quality tests, mainly on the coherency of the gathered information. |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular press release in the internet site. |
| Publications | · Education in the Republic of Bulgaria; · Statistical Reference Book. |
| On-line database | Data on public and private expenditure on education are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Education and Lifelong Learning (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4944) and in Informational System"Infostat" (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=166). |
| Data tables - consultations | Not avaliable. |
| Micro-data access | In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes. |
| Other | Information services by order in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services. |
| Metadata - consultations | Not avaliable. |
| Documentation on methodology | · Methodological documents of Eurostat; · Survey Methodology. |
| Metadata completeness – rate | Not avaliable. |
| Quality documentation | Quality report in accordance to the Commission Regulation No 88/2011. |
| Cost and burden | |
Information is not available. | |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
| Confidentiality – data treatment | In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26). |
| Comment | |
Download in SDMX 2.1 file format: Finance tables for education - Public and private expenditure on education
Metadata Structure Definition in SDMX 2.1: ESQRS_MSD+BNSI+2.0+SDMX.2.1.xml
Download in SDMX 2.0 file format: Finance tables for education - Public and private expenditure on education
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The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transpor
Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2012 - 2015 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transp
Statistical Yearbook 2015
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83rd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2010 - 2014 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2015
The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian and English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2015.
The publication contains main data from the five carried out annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the period from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 school (academic) years.
The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by differ
Statistical Reference Book 2015
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transport, c
Statistical Reference Book 2015 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2010 - 2014 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transport,
Statistical Yearbook 2014
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 82nd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2009 - 2013 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Sta
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014
The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian and English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014.
The publication contains main data from the five carried out annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the period from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 school (academic) years.
The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education ins
Statistical Reference Book 2014
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2009 - 2013 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, transport, c
Statistical Reference Book 2014 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2009 - 2013 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry, tr
Statistical Yearbook 2013
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 81st edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2008 - 2012 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2013
The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian&English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2013.
The publication contains main data from the five carried out annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the period from 2008/2009 to 2012/2013 school (academic) years.
The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by differ
Statistical Reference Book 2013
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2008 - 2012 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, fo
Statistical Reference Book 2013 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2008 - 2012 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2012
The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian&English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2012.
The publication contains main data from the five carried out annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the period from 2007/2008 to 2011/2012 school (academic) years.
The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutio
Statistical Reference Book 2012
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture,
Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - ind
Statistical Yearbook 2011
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2011
The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2011 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.
The publication contains general data from the carried out five annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2006 - 2010 period.
The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, e
Statistical Reference Book 2011
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2006 - 2010 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments
Statistical Yearbook 2010
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to th
Statistical Yearbook 2009
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.
This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about the de
Statistical Reference Book 2010
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2005 - 2009 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments
Adult Education and Training
The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information the publication Adult Education and Training.
The publication is bilingual (Bulgarian/English) and contains general results from the carried out by NSI inquiry statistical survey (interview) in the households conducted during the period November-December of the year 2007. The survey main target is to determinate the participation rate for persons aged 25 - 64 years in the different forms of the lifelong learning. It is conducted in all member states in the EU by common me
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010
The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.
The publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010 contains general data from the carried out four annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2005 - 2009 period.
The issue presents
Bulgaria 2009 - Statistical Panorama
The National Statistical Institute annual publication Bulgaria 2009 - Statistical Panorama (in Bulgarian and summary in English) is available to users of statistical information. In the issue are analyzed the demographic, social and economic development of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2009. Comparisons with the previuous 2008, the basic 2000 and the year 1995 are also made. The publication considers trends and structural changes occurring in the country. Results from pilot Eurostat projects and one-time surveys in the respective fields are being used.
<Statistical Reference Book 2009
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural
Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009
The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.
The publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009 contains general data from the carried out four annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2004 - 2008 period.
The issue presents
Bulgaria 2008 - Statistical Panorama
The National Statistical Institute annual publication Bulgaria 2008 - Statistical Panorama (in Bulgarian and summary in English) is available to users of statistical information. In the issue are analyzed the demographic, social and economic development of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2008. Comparisons with the preceding years are made and the tendencies of the development and the current structural changes are considered.
The publication is formed topically by sections, as each section contains short analytical text with charts and tables. The mai
Statistical Yearbook 2008
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, which co
Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2004 - 2007 period.
The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom
Continuing Vocational Training in Еnterprises in 2005
The National Statistical Institute informs its customers that the publication Continuing Vocational Training in Еnterprises in 2005 is already available.
The main results from the carried out in 2006 sample survey on vocational training (initial and continuing) organized by the enterprises in 2005 for their employed are presented in the publication.
The publication contains four sections:
- Methodological notes, in which the main goal and tasks, the definitions and used classifications, the object and the scope of the survey, the
Classification of Fields of Education and Training 2008
The National Statistical Institute informs the users of statistical information that the publication 'Classification of Fields of Education and Training 2008' is already available (in Bulgarian only). This classification is used for the purpose of classifying programmes according to fields of education and training.
The publication contains an introduction, structure and explanatory notes. The classifications' structure has three hierarchical levels - first level for 'broad fields', second level 'narrow fields' and third level 'detailed fields'. There are 9 b
