Governance — Shumen province

A regional cut of governance for Shumen province: the area's MPs and their asset declarations, the per-municipality transfer envelope (Article 53 of the State Budget Law), the state matura result of its schools, regional indicators (GDP per head, migration, registered unemployment), the 2021 census and land-use composition. A province has no elected council — local self-government is shown at the municipality level below.

Governance (country) · Election results in Shumen province

Matura in Shumen province

On the 2026 state matura in Bulgarian language and literature, schools in Shumen province averaged 3.93 — №28 of 28 provinces, across 26 schools and 1,098 graduates. Averages are weighted by cohort; every failing graduate enters as a flat 2.00, so this differs from the ministry's own announced figure.

Highest matura results in Shumen province

  • Профилирана природоматематическа гимназия "Нанчо Попович" — 5.24 (Shumen)
  • Профилирана езикова гимназия "Никола Йонков Вапцаров" — 4.83 (Shumen)
  • Средно училище "Йоан Екзарх Български" — 4.81 (Shumen)
  • Средно училище "Сава Доброплодни" — 4.78 (Shumen)
  • Средно училище "Панайот Волов" — 4.41 (Shumen)

Matura by municipality

  • Shumen — 4.16 (841 graduates)
  • Smyadovo — 3.62 (20 graduates)
  • Varbitsa — 3.56 (35 graduates)
  • Novi pazar — 3.24 (87 graduates)
  • Venets — 3.21 (9 graduates)
  • Nikola Kozlevo — 3.17 (16 graduates)
  • Veliki Preslav — 3.04 (44 graduates)
  • Hitrino — 2.71 (9 graduates)
  • Kaolinovo — 2.69 (20 graduates)
  • Kaspichan — 2.61 (17 graduates)

Municipalities in Shumen province

  • Hitrino municipality
  • Kaolinovo municipality
  • Kaspichan municipality
  • Nikola Kozlevo municipality
  • Novi pazar municipality
  • Shumen municipality
  • Smyadovo municipality
  • Varbitsa municipality
  • Veliki Preslav municipality
  • Venets municipality

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