At the beginning of the 2021/2022 academic year, 510,046 teachers work in general educational institutions of the republic. 53,1 % of teachers work in rural schools and 46.9% in urban schools. 9.9% of the total number of teachers working in general education institutions have secondary specialized education and 90.1% have higher education. It should be noted that on average there are 12 students per teacher in general education institutions of the republic.