Literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Literacy rates among adults was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan is 100.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 2 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 99.7% compare
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 literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan?
- Literacy rates among adults in Uzbekistan was 100.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Uzbekistan ranks 1st out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.