--------------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Level | 1938/39 | 1948/49 | 1960/61 | 1970/71 --------------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Kindergarten | 254 | n.a. | 6,570 | 8,037 Primary | 7,291 | 7,872 | * | * Secondary | 133 | 253 | * | * | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------- Total primary-secondary | 7,424 | 8,125 | 5,877 | 4,197 Vocational technical | n.a. | n.a. | 236 | 132 Secondary vocational | n.a. | n.a. | 0 | 190 Technical | n.a. | n.a. | 231 | 246 | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------ Total technical | 384 | 159 | 467 | 568 Teacher training | 5 | n.a. | 18 | 20 Higher education | 12 | 19 | 20 | 26 --------------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- n.a.--not available. * In 1960 the primary and secondary levels were unified under one system. _Table 7. Number of Students in Bulgaria, Selected School Years, 1938-70_ --------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------- Level | 1938/39 | 1948/49 | 1960/61 | 1970/71 --------------------------+-----------|-----------+-----------+----------- Kindergarten | 12,859 | n.a. | 281,000 | 331,960 Primary | 955,330 | 928,934 | * | * Secondary | 73,561 | 129,396 | * | * | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- Total primary-secondary | 1,028,891 | 1,058,330 | 1,212,383 | 1,154,630 Vocational technical | n.a. | n.a. | 42,123 | 47,253 Secondary vocational | n.a. | n.a. | 0 | 83,038 Technical | n.a. | n.a. | 93,944 | 152,919 | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- Total technical | 46,925 | 31,826 | 136,067 | 283,210 Teacher training | 401 | n.a. | 4,203 | 6,921 Higher education | 11,443 | 29,639 | 54,965 | 89,331 --------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------- n.a.--not available. * In 1960 the primary and secondary levels were unified under one system.