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 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 3.7% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan peaked at 5.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places Uzbekistan 103rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.0% | — |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +54.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -63.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +103.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +56.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +11.4% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 | +103.0% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan was 3.7% in 2023, 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 5.9% 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 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Uzbekistan ranks 103rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 30.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release