Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 12.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan peaked at 30.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2025.
Uzbekistan ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +39.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -13.7% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 12.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 12.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 20.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 12.0% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 122 Eswatini 12.7% compare
- 123 Canada 12.6% compare
- 124 Cook Islands 12.2% compare
- 125 North Macedonia 12.0% compare
- 127 Anguilla 11.9% compare
- 128 Seychelles 11.8% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uzbekistan was 12.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Uzbekistan ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release