Statistical data

The number of detached crèches and groups in kindergartens functioning in the country as of 31.12.2013 was 770 with 30 120 places in them. 31 199 children were accommodated there at the end of 2013. 16 122 of them were boys, and - 15 077 girls.

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in the first quarter of 2014 the number of newly built residential buildings was 532. Compared to the first quarter of 2013 they were by 19 less (or by 3.4%) while the newly built dwellings in them were by 3.8% more. 

In the period January - February 2014 the Bulgarian exports to the EU decreased by 0.1% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and amounted to 4.0 Billion BGN while the imports increased by 5.7% and added up to 4.8 Billion BGN.

In February 2014 the exports to the EU increased by 2.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and added up to 2.0 Billion BGN while the imports decreased by 0.3% and amounted to 2.5 Billion BGN.

According to the preliminary data, in March 2014 the index of production in section ‘Construction’, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data was 0.4% below the level of the previous month. The working day adjusted index of production in construction increased by 4.7% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

By preliminary seasonally adjusted data in March 2014 the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles at constant prices increased by 0.4% compared to the previous month.

According to the preliminary data the Industrial Production Index seasonally adjusted decreased by 1.3% in March 2014 as compared to February 2014. The working day adjusted Industrial Production Index rose by 4.2% in comparison with the same month of 2013.

In April 2014 the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 4.8 percentage points in comparison with its January level, as for the urban population the increase is 4.6 percentage points and for the rural population - 5.4 percentage points.

In the first quarter of 2014, the municipal authorities have issued building permits for construction of 1 015 residential buildings with 3 392 dwellings, of 44 administrative buildings/offices and 917 other buildings. The construction of 504 residential buildings with 1 616 dwellings, of 30 administrative buildings/offices and 446 other buildings has been started.

The main results of the yearly exhaustive surveys that characterize the activity of the educational institutions, conducted by the National Statistical Institute, are:

• The number of children in kindergartens for 2013/2014 was 240.6 thousand as an increase of 2.4% is observed in comparison with the previous school year.
• In 2013, 28.9 and 27.4 thousand students graduated secondary education in respectively general and vocational schools.
• For the 2013/2014 academic year, the number of enrollments in higher education remained almost unchanged in comparison with the previous academic year - 277.2 thousand persons as a decrease in the number of students in private universities is registered.
• Significant increase of the number of Ph.D. students is observed. As of 31.12.2013, 6 055 Ph.D. students were enrolled in the country, or 12.7% more than the previous academic year.