Compulsory education, duration (years) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Compulsory education, duration (years) was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan, 1997–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan stood at 11 years. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan peaked at 12 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1997.
That places Uzbekistan 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration (years) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11 years | — |
| 1998 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 years | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9 years | 11 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 years | 11 years | 12 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russia 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
More education data for Uzbekistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.34 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 452,226 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.36 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.41 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 29.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan?
- Compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1997.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Uzbekistan ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.