Education in Osh City, Kyrgyzstan: official figures
Osh City had 121 daytime general secondary schools at the start of the 2025/26 school year (96 in 2023/24).
How many pupils are there in Osh City?
108.7 thousand pupils were enrolled in daytime general schools in Osh City at the start of 2025/26 (92.2 thousand in 2023/24).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow big are schools in Osh City?
Schools in Osh City have about 898 pupils each on average (2nd highest of 9 regions), calculated from the 2025/26 numbers of pupils and schools.
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many students are in vocational education in Osh City?
1.9 thousand students were in initial vocational education and 36.3 thousand in secondary vocational colleges in Osh City (2024 and 2025/26 respectively).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many university students are there in Osh City?
62.2 thousand students studied at universities and other higher education institutions in Osh City at the start of 2025/26 (131 per 1,000 residents; the highest of 8 regions with such institutions).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many schools in Osh City have internet?
92.7% of schools in Osh City were connected to the internet at the start of the 2024/25 school year, 2nd lowest of 9 regions (national figure 95.5%).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and State Mortgage Company data) · saved copyHow Osh City compares with other cities
Pupils per general school (2025/26)
Osh City ranks 2 of 9, highest first. Calculated from pupils and schools at the start of the school year.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishkek City | 1319 |
| 2 | Osh City | 898 |
| 3 | Chuy Region | 659 |
| 4 | Jalal-Abad Region | 595 |
| 5 | Issyk-Kul Region | 547 |
| 6 | Osh Region | 527 |
| 7 | Talas Region | 516 |
Schools connected to the internet (2024/25)
Osh City ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Schools connected to the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Osh Region | 96.7% |
| 4 | Bishkek City | 96.2% |
| 5 | Batken Region | 96.1% |
| 6 | Jalal-Abad Region | 94.4% |
| 7 | Chuy Region | 94.1% |
| 8 | Osh City | 92.7% |
| 9 | Naryn Region | 88.8% |
Higher-education students per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Osh City ranks 1 of 8, highest first. Only regions with higher-education institutions are listed.
| Rank | Region | Higher-education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osh City | 131 |
| 2 | Bishkek City | 100 |
| 3 | Batken Region | 15 |
| 4 | Naryn Region | 12 |
| 5 | Jalal-Abad Region | 9 |
| 6 | Issyk-Kul Region | 8 |
| 7 | Talas Region | 7 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and State Mortgage Company data): Socio-economic development of the regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, January-December 2024 (poverty, local budgets, mortgages, schools online), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b9352a8366a7…)
- National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic: Statistical Yearbook of the Kyrgyz Republic 2020-2024, section 25: Regions of the Kyrgyz Republic (published 25 December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 96609efffe64…)
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