Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 4.0% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan peaked at 10.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
Uzbekistan ranks 128th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.7% | — |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +116.4% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -73.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +36.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +8.5% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 4.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +116.4% | 4.7% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More education data for Uzbekistan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0921 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Uzbekistan was 4.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Uzbekistan ranks 128th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release