18 years of objective assessment.
Behind comparable results are trained people, reliable procedures and a national infrastructure. The NTC infographic traces how these foundations support education informed by evidence.
An infrastructure built around people
The poster describes a common examination process: test development, psychometric review, secure printing and appeals. These are institutional capacity figures, not PISA achievement indicators.
From examination data to placement
Admissions in 2026
According to the infographic, information systems allocate places using results, fields of study and applicants’ preferences. The purpose is a transparent, consistent process across institutions.
A wider evidence base
The first participation in Dushanbe
The poster lists 6,270 sampled students and 160 institutions in Dushanbe. The participants count differs from other sources; see the Results page for the comparison.
Explore the results →Reading in primary education
Operational figures reported in the NTC poster. PIRLS and PISA assess different age groups and must be interpreted separately.
Building the next layer
Psychometrics and item banks
The poster links expertise in item analysis with the foundations for adaptive assessment.
Readiness for AI
Reliable data, analytical skills and clear governance can support future AI applications. This is a direction of development, not evidence that such systems are already deployed.