ڕاپۆرت
The Kurdistan Region is set to begin the 2026–27 academic year on September 20, with preparations completed across schools and kindergartens under the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Education.
بڵاوکراوەتەوە لە : 19 ئەیلوول 2026
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More than 7,590 schools will serve over 1.75 million students, including more than 123,000 first-grade students. The ministry has also printed and distributed approximately 19 million textbooks for the new academic year.
The curriculum has been updated in response to scientific developments and changing educational needs. A total of 110 textbooks have been revised in six languages and dialects: Arabic, Badini Kurdish, English, Sorani Kurdish, Syriac and Turkmen.
Changes have been introduced in several subjects and grade levels, including chemistry, information technology, Kurdish language and alphabet, mathematics, and science. Ministry educators, experts and teachers carried out the revisions, replacing external companies and reducing design and revision costs for the KRG.
The education sector currently has 176,735 teaching staff, including 107,426 permanent employees, 31,219 employees and 30,090 contracted staff.
Between July 2019 and September 2026, the KRG reported the construction of 236 new schools and kindergartens, the addition of 476 classrooms, and the renovation of 2,650 school buildings across the region.
Meanwhile, academic activities have resumed at all 16 public and 18 private universities in the Kurdistan Region. The higher education sector includes 166 institutes and colleges and 893 departments, with more than 186,000 students enrolled in public and private institutions.
