Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 11.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan is 11.91 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan peaked at 11.91 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.06 years, in 2000.
That places Uzbekistan 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.47 years | 10.06 years | 10.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 years | 10.98 years | 11.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 years | 11.88 years | 11.91 years | 4 |
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More education data for Uzbekistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 130,601 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Uzbekistan was 11.91 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 years in 2000.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Uzbekistan ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.