Primary Schools in Bulgaria
Number of Schools
During the school year 1903-1904, there were 4,344 primary schools in Bulgaria for children of both sexes. Among these schools:
118 schools (2.72%) were for boys only,
35 schools (0.8%) were for girls only, and
4,191 schools (94.48%) were mixed, teaching both boys and girls.
These schools were distributed among different nationalities in the Principality as follows:
Nationality Boys’ Schools Girls’ Schools Mixed Schools Total Schools
Bulgarian national 67 4 2,989 3,060
Bulgarian private 4 — 71 75
Bulgarian Catholic — — 3 3
Bulgarian Protestant — — 20 20
Bulgarian Mahommedan — — 22 22
Turkish 27 15 915 957
Greek 11 7 35 53
Jewish 5 4 23 32
Armenian — — 9 9
French 2 5 2 9
Tartar — — 8 8
German 1 — 2 3
Roumanian — — 2 2
Lipovane — — X X
Bulgarian Private Schools
The 75 B
