Over 9,700 schools operate in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the beginning of the 2018/2019 academic year, the number of schools in the Republic of Uzbekistan was 9774 units, of which 6044 units (62%) are in rural areas and 3730 units. (38%) - in urban areas.

Compared with the corresponding period of last year, the number of educational institutions increased by 0.6% (56%), according to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.

In the Republic of Uzbekistan, educational institutions are divided into three types: primary, general secondary and others. At the beginning of the 2018/2019 academic year, there were 9648 general secondary schools, 37 primary, 89 other institutions. In total, secondary general education institutions study 5.82 million people, in the primary schools – 6,600 people and 21,000 people in others.

In the 2018/2019 academic year, out of the total number (without schools for children with disabilities in physical or mental development), study is conducted in one shift in 1950 schools (20.2%), in two shifts - 7694 schools (79.6%), in three shifts - 19 schools (0.2%). It was noted that 3.8 million people (65.2%) study in the first shift, 2.02 million people in the second shift (34.7%), and 4,500 people in the third shift (0.1%).

The number of teachers (without part-timers) of general education institutions in the 2018/2019 academic year was 444,200 people, of which 54% teach in schools in rural settlements, 46% are in cities. In Uzbekistan, on average, there are 13 students per teacher.