In Uzbekistan schools, 577.7 thousand teachers were counted

According to the data published by the National Committee on Statistics, by the start of the 2025/2026 academic year, there were 577.7 thousand teachers working in schools in Uzbekistan, excluding part-time employees. Compared to the 2024/2025 academic year, the number of school teachers increased by 12.8 thousand people, or by 2.3%. The majority of teachers are women - 72.5% (418.8 thousand people), while men account for 27.5% (158.9 thousand people).

The largest number of teachers was recorded in the Samarkand and Kashkadarya regions - 65.1 thousand specialists in each region. In the Fergana region, there are 60.6 thousand teachers, in the Surkhandarya region - 52.3 thousand, in the Andijan region - 46.3 thousand, in the Namangan region - 42.6 thousand, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan - 40.7 thousand, and in the Tashkent region - 40.2 thousand.

In the Khorezm region, 35.1 thousand teachers work, in the city of Tashkent - 34.1 thousand, in the Bukhara region - 33.4 thousand, in the Jizzakh region - 25.7 thousand, in the Navoi region - 22.3 thousand. The smallest number of school teachers is registered in the Syrdarya region - 14.2 thousand people.