Tajikistan AME Education Sector Profile
Tajikistan Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007 Education Structure Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan Education Structure • Compulsory education in Tajikistan is grades 1-9. • Education is free to citizens. Private education is not allowed. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan • 68% of the population is below the age of 30. • The 0-14 year olds, at 38% of society, will continue to pressure the education and employment systems for many years to come. Population Structure Source: International Labor Organization
Tajikistan Education Policy Relevant Policies: • National Strategy for Educational Development 2006-2015. • Tajikistan National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2009-2011 • EFA Fast Track Initiative Awards (2), $18.4 million, 2006-2010 www.educationfasttrack.org Policies are available at: http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/format_liste1_en.php?Chp2=Tajikistan
Tajikistan Education Access: Pre-university • Primary and lower secondary enrollments have increased almost to capacity. • Upper secondary enrollments are increasing at the same rate (11%) but have managed to attain just over 50% enrollment. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan • The percentage difference in male-female enrollments has been steadily increasing since 1990. • The 20% tertiary enrollment rate is close to the ASEAN average of 23% Education Access: Tertiary Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan • The gender parity index for this level is .96 indicating that girls attend primary education in almost equal numbers as boys. Education Access: Gender Source: World Bank EdStats, UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan • A serious difference of almost 27% exists between male and female enrollments at the upper secondary level. • Gender parity at the upper secondary level is 0.62. Education Access: Gender Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Tajikistan Ministry of Education
Tajikistan EducationQuality: Teachers • The percentage of teachers with a higher education level has declined from 77% in 1991 to 64% in 2007. Source: World Bank (2008) Tajikistan Second Programmatic Public Expenditure Review, Tajikistan Ministry of Education.
Tajikistan • 25% of schools report a teacher vacancy rate of 10% or more. • Teacher vacancies are most serious in the rural regions, such as Khatlon, where 91% of school principals have reported shortages. Education Quality: Teachers Source: World Bank (2008) Public Expenditure Review
Tajikistan Education Quality: Completion • Although gross completion rates are over 100%, boys are slightly more successful at completing primary education than girls. Source: World Bank EdStats
Tajikistan Education Quality: Testing • Tajikistan does not participate in international testing such as the TIMSS. Source:
Tajikistan • A gender gap exists throughout all grades of the system. • The difference in male-female enrollments is most serious from grade 7 (11%) to grade 11 (37%). Education Equity: Gender/ Geographic Disparities Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan • Grades 1,3, and 7 have overall good access rates by all income groups. • Students from all wealth quintiles have difficulties remaining in school until grade 9, the poorest most so. Education Equity: Income Disparities Source: World Bank EdStats
Tajikistan • Tajikistan’s proportion of public spending on education is comparable to other CAR countries. • On the contrary, it spends the least amount of its GDP on education. Education Efficiency: Expenditure Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics: data from various years, 1991-2007.
Tajikistan Education Efficiency: Expenditure • Allocating 55% of the budget to secondary education has signaled the government’s intention to place more focus on this level. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tajikistan Education Efficiency: Repetition • Repetition rates in Tajikistan are negligible with primary rate at 0.2% and secondary at 0.4% in 2007. Source: World Bank EdStats
Tajikistan Education: Conclusion
