Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan stood at 11.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan peaked at 31.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2025.
Uzbekistan ranks 122nd 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, female in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -21.4% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -13.2% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 11.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 11.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 11.8% | 31.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uzbekistan was 11.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Uzbekistan ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release