According to annual comprehensive studies for 2016/2017 school year of Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI):
Bulgarian universities are on the list of the best 100 universities in the world. The Universities of Bulgaria are known for medicine, mathematics, biology and engineering. The programs are offered in Bulgarian, English, German and French languages.
The number of foreign students in the country were 12 916 persons, which is 13.5% more in comparison with 2015/2016 academic year. The largest share of foreign students came from Greece - 26.9%, followed by Turkey - 14.3%, United Kingdom - 11.9% and Germany - 8.1% of the total number of foreign students.
Bulgarian students who study abroad are more than 30,000 at the beginning of 2017. This number is constantly increasing. Most of the Bulgarian students choose the UK, Germany and other EU destinations because the EU provides free university education for EU member countries. The main focus on majors is economics and business, legal studies, psychology, architecture, fashion and design, and computer technologies.
Bulgarian students are among the best in the world in the fields of Mathematics and Informatics which is proved by constant international success and recognition to Bulgaria.