Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary was 120.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uzbekistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uzbekistan is 120.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uzbekistan peaked at 120.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2023.
Uzbekistan ranks 11th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 111.2% | — |
| 1986 | 117.6% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 112.0% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 112.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 113.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 104.2% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 102.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 102.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 102.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.4% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 100.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 101.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 101.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 120.9% | +28.0% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 120.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 120.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.2%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +28.0% | 94.4% | 120.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 113.6% | 111.2% | 117.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 104.1% | 99.4% | 113.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 93.5% | 120.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uzbekistan?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uzbekistan was 120.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 120.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2023.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Uzbekistan ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.