Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 1.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2025.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan peaked at 6.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Uzbekistan 134th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.5% | — |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +53.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -30.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +64.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -50.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 18% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan was 1.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Uzbekistan ranks 134th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release