What share of children in Regions of Republican Subordination attend primary school?

86.5% of primary-school-age children in Regions of Republican Subordination attend primary school (net attendance ratio), against 87.9% across Tajikistan (2023 Demographic and Health Survey); 7.3% of that age group attend no school.

What share of teenagers in Regions of Republican Subordination attend secondary school?

86.0% of secondary-school-age young people in Regions of Republican Subordination attend secondary school (net attendance ratio), compared with 88.3% nationally (2023 Demographic and Health Survey); 8.8% attend no school.

Education in Regions of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan: official figures

518,200 pupils started the 2023/24 school year in the day general schools of Regions of Republican Subordination, taught by 26,400 teachers: 19.6 pupils per teacher (Tajikistan: 17.9).

How many schools are there in Regions of Republican Subordination?

Regions of Republican Subordination has 1,136 day general schools (figure for 2020/21, the latest in the yearbook), and there are 236 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 Regions of Republican Subordination?

Secondary vocational institutions in Regions of Republican Subordination enrolled 19,600 students at the start of 2023/24, which is 8.9 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 Regions of Republican Subordination?

Universities and other higher education institutions in Regions of Republican Subordination enrolled 2,948 students at the start of 2023/24, 1.4% of the national total. That is 1.3 per 1,000 residents (Tajikistan: 20.8).

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

How Regions of Republican Subordination compares with other regions

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

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 1 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)

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 2 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)

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 5 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)

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 2 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)

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 5 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)

Regions of Republican Subordination ranks 4 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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