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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.

In February 2014 compared to January 2014 a decrease of the production of solid fuels - by 22.2%, unleaded motor gasoline - by 12.4%, transport diesel - by 7.5%, natural gas by - 18.2% and electricity - by 9.2% is reported. No change of the production of liquefied petroleum gases is reported.  

In February 2014 compared to January 2014 an increase of the deliveries of unleaded motor gasoline - by 10.3% and transport diesel - by 30.6% is reported. At the same time a decrease for the deliveries of solid fuels - by 21.2%, liquefied petroleum gases - by 33.3%, natural gas - by 16.7%, and electricity - by 5.5% is reported.  

Producer Price Index on Domestic Market in March 2014 declined by 0.2% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the domestic prices fell by 1.6%. Total Producer Price Index decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous month, while compared to the same month of 2013 the prices fell by 2.8%. 

In April 2014 the total business climate indicator increases by 1.7 percentage points compared to its level from the previous month which is due to the improved business climate in industry, construction and retail trade (an increase by 1.4, 6.8 and 0.8 percentage points respectively). Only in service sector a decrease of the indicator is observed (by 1.8 percentage points).

In March 2014, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 313.4 thousand or by 1.5% above the registered in March 2013. The trips with other purposes (as guest, education and visits to cultural and sport events) composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 44.5%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 29.0%, and with professional purposes - 26.5%.

In March 2014, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 361.1 thousand which was by 2.4% above the level of March 2013. An increase was registered in the visits with holiday and recreation purposes, and other purposes - by 4.4 and 2.1% respectively, while these with professional purposes decreased by 1.9%.

On the basis of preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute the General Government Sector reported in 2013 government deficit of 1 178 million BGN or 1.5% of GDP.

The Government Debt of Bulgaria for 2013 is 14 733 million BGN or 18.9% of GDP.

The market price index of the dwellings for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 was 100.2%, i.e. the average increase of the market prices of the dwellings was 0.2%.

As of 31 December 2013 the population of Bulgaria is 7 245 677 persons or 1.4% of the EU population. Compared to 2012, the population of the country decreases by 38 875 persons.

There are 66 578 live born children in 2013. The number of live births decreases by 2 543 children compared to the previous year.

The number of dead persons is 104 345 and the crude mortality rate - 14.4‰. Compared to the previous year the number of dead people decreases by 4 936.