DUSHANBE, January 13, Asia-Plus - Schools in Tajikistan are experiencing an acute shortages of teachers, especially of the Russian language, chemistry, physics, biology and basic science, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov remarked at news conference in Dushanbe on January 12 

According to him, Tajikistan now has more than 8,000 teaching vacancies. 

In the meantime, 3,906 graduates of teachers’ training institutions were sent last September to work with schools in the provinces.  “Of them, only 1,699 appeared at schools,” Rahmonov said

The minister said that the ministry is trying to provide schools in the provinces with sufficient teachers.  He noted that one of measures to return teachers to schools is to raise their wages.  According to him, they have already prepared and sent proposals on this subject to the ministry of finance.  Teachers’ wage may possibly rise by April.  

At present the average monthly wage in the education sector is 64.50 somonis (US$19.00).