What share of children in Dushanbe attend primary school?

88.0% of primary-school-age children in Dushanbe attend primary school (net attendance ratio), against 87.9% across Tajikistan (2023 Demographic and Health Survey); 5.6% of that age group attend no school.

What share of teenagers in Dushanbe attend secondary school?

83.5% of secondary-school-age young people in Dushanbe attend secondary school (net attendance ratio), compared with 88.3% nationally (2023 Demographic and Health Survey); 6.5% attend no school.

Education in Dushanbe, Tajikistan: official figures

285,300 pupils started the 2023/24 school year in the day general schools of Dushanbe, taught by 11,700 teachers: 24.4 pupils per teacher (Tajikistan: 17.9).

How many schools are there in Dushanbe?

Dushanbe has 189 day general schools (figure for 2020/21, the latest in the yearbook), and there are 230 pupils per 1,000 residents, against 221 nationally.

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

How many students are in vocational education in Dushanbe?

Secondary vocational institutions in Dushanbe enrolled 18,000 students at the start of 2023/24, which is 14.5 per 1,000 residents (Tajikistan: 8.7).

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

How many university students are there in Dushanbe?

Universities and other higher education institutions in Dushanbe enrolled 119,181 students at the start of 2023/24, 55.6% of the national total. That is 95.9 per 1,000 residents (Tajikistan: 20.8).

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

How Dushanbe compares with other cities

Pupils in day general schools per 1,000 residents (2023/24)

Dushanbe ranks 3 of 5, highest first. Pupils at the start of the 2023/24 school year per 1,000 residents.

Rank	Region	Pupils in day general schools per 1,000 residents
1	Regions of Republican Subordination	236
2	Khatlon Region	235
3	Dushanbe	230
4	Sughd Region	196
5	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	160

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

Pupils per teacher in day general schools (2023/24)

Dushanbe ranks 1 of 5, highest first.

Rank	Region	Pupils per teacher in day general schools
1	Dushanbe	24.4
2	Regions of Republican Subordination	19.6
3	Khatlon Region	18.4
4	Sughd Region	15.4
5	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	7.1

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

University students per 1,000 residents (2023/24)

Dushanbe ranks 1 of 5, highest first. Students in higher education institutions located in the region, at the start of 2023/24.

Rank	Region	University students per 1,000 residents
1	Dushanbe	95.9
2	Sughd Region	15.5
3	Khatlon Region	12.0
4	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	11.5
5	Regions of Republican Subordination	1.3

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

Secondary vocational students per 1,000 residents (2023/24)

Dushanbe ranks 1 of 5, highest first. Students in secondary vocational institutions located in the region, at the start of 2023/24.

Rank	Region	Secondary vocational students per 1,000 residents
1	Dushanbe	14.5
2	Regions of Republican Subordination	8.9
3	Khatlon Region	8.7
4	Sughd Region	6.6
5	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	2.1

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copy

Primary school net attendance ratio (2023)

Dushanbe ranks 4 of 5, highest first. Share of primary-school-age children attending primary school (survey estimate).

Rank	Region	Primary school net attendance ratio
1	Sughd Region	88.7%
2	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	88.5%
3	Khatlon Region	88.2%
4	Dushanbe	88.0%
5	Regions of Republican Subordination	86.5%

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and ICF · saved copy

Secondary school net attendance ratio (2023)

Dushanbe ranks 5 of 5, highest first. Share of secondary-school-age young people attending secondary school (survey estimate).

Rank	Region	Secondary school net attendance ratio
1	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	90.4%
2	Khatlon Region	90.2%
3	Sughd Region	89.5%
4	Regions of Republican Subordination	86.0%
5	Dushanbe	83.5%

Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and ICF · saved copy

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Sources

Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and ICF: Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey 2023, final report (Russian edition), table 2.12 (school attendance ratios), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5db89f264b03…)
Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2024 (statistical yearbook), pages 78-86: day schools, teachers, secondary vocational and higher education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 001ffdbd3828…)

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