986 educational institutions have been commissioned in Sughd’s cities and districts

DUSHANBE, 24.09.2026 /Khovar/. During the years of independence, 986 educational institutions worth a total of 1.4 billion somoni were built and commissioned in the cities and districts of Sughd Region for 470,000 pupils. This was reported on 23 September during the speech of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, at a meeting with the leaders and activists of Sughd Region.

The Leader of the Nation said that the construction of new educational institutions, the building of additional classrooms and their equipping with modern facilities help improve the quality of education and train personnel who meet the requirements of the time. It was also noted that with government support, the number of preschool institutions and children’s enrolment in preschool education has steadily increased during this period.

At present, there are 315 preschool institutions in the region, where 54,000 children are enrolled, and more than 27,000 children are covered by education and care in 724 child development centres. In the continuation of the speech, it was stated that in the last 14 years alone, 4,300 young people from the cities and districts of Sughd Region have been admitted to the country’s higher professional education institutions under the presidential quota.