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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Uzbekistan: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Uzbekistan is placed 25th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.566 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 81.57 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
25th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.566Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 81.57Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 98.98Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 5.473Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Uzbekistan on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Uzbekistan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.566
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Uzbekistan: 0.566. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.566 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Kazakhstan 6.402 · Kyrgyzstan 2.982 · Tajikistan 4.151 · Turkmenistan 4.308
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Uzbekistan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
81.57
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Uzbekistan: 81.57. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Central Asia
- 86.2 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Kazakhstan 76.49 · Kyrgyzstan 86.2 · Tajikistan 11.44 · Turkmenistan 35.38
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
98.98
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Uzbekistan: 98.98. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Central Asia
- 98.98 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan 36.28 · Kazakhstan 97.86 · Kyrgyzstan 93.42 · Tajikistan 85.22 · Turkmenistan 95.38
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
5.473
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Uzbekistan: 5.473. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Central Asia
- 6.827 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Kazakhstan 4.865 · Kyrgyzstan 6.827 · Tajikistan 5.437 · Turkmenistan 2.713
02Over time
Which way Uzbekistan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan fell from 5.559 in 2007 to 0.566 in 2024; the world median went from 4.029 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2024 0.6 3.691 2023 4.8 3.393 2022 4.1 3.002 2021 1.5 3.330 2020 1.2 2.678 2019 1.6 2.758 2018 0.4 2.439 2017 1.8 2.907 2016 1.7 2.954 2015 2.3 3.052 2014 2.7 3.904 2013 4.7 3.413 2012 4.9 3.408 2011 4.4 3.626 2010 3.3 3.491 2009 2.5 3.577 2008 3.0 3.878 2007 5.6 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan rose from 37.18 in 2008 to 81.57 in 2024; the world median went from 85.81 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2024 81.6 85.9 2023 84.2 87.6 2022 75.1 87.7 2021 71.3 87.0 2020 67.0 88.3 2019 47.0 88.8 2018 37.8 89.6 2017 36.3 87.4 2016 28.2 87.9 2015 28.6 88.2 2014 28.0 89.2 2013 32.6 88.0 2012 32.2 85.4 2011 31.4 86.2 2010 32.0 86.1 2009 33.8 84.8 2008 37.2 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan rose from 57.78 in 2000 to 98.98 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2025 99.0 64.9 2024 98.8 65.0 2023 98.6 64.2 2022 98.4 63.6 2021 98.1 62.9 2020 97.7 62.2 2019 97.2 61.5 2018 96.4 60.9 2017 95.3 60.5 2016 93.7 60.1 2015 91.7 58.9 2014 89.2 57.0 2013 86.3 54.7 2012 83.4 52.4 2011 80.8 50.9 2010 78.6 49.5 2009 76.9 48.5 2008 75.6 47.4 2007 74.2 46.2 2006 72.4 45.0 2005 70.3 43.8 2004 67.8 42.9 2003 65.1 41.6 2002 62.2 40.3 2001 59.7 39.0 2000 57.8 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
UzbekistanWorld median
Uzbekistan fell from 5.742 in 2013 to 5.473 in 2023; the world median went from 4.349 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Uzbekistan World median 2023 5.47 3.7092 2022 5.23 4.0570 2021 4.14 4.2611 2020 4.44 4.4056 2019 6.30 4.1407 2018 4.84 4.2159 2017 4.48 4.1401 2016 5.38 4.2342 2015 5.49 4.2386 2014 5.71 4.2005 2013 5.74 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Uzbekistan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Uzbekistan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 25th | 0.566 | 81.57 | 98.98 | 5.473 |
 Kyrgyzstan | =38th | 2.982 | 86.2 | 93.42 | 6.827 |
 Kazakhstan | 76th | 6.402 | 76.49 | 97.86 | 4.865 |
 Tajikistan | 108th | 4.151 | 11.44 | 85.22 | 5.437 |
 Turkmenistan | 126th | 4.308 | 35.38 | 95.38 | 2.713 |
 Afghanistan | not placed | — | — | 36.28 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Uzbekistan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Uzbekistan is ahead of the world, and behind
35 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median15
Statistics on which Uzbekistan does better than the middle country measured.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9910093.99No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 172 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5291.0030.529No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 1.003 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2210098.22No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.2690.446No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 0.269 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.897.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Uzbekistan: 99.8 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 18th of 165 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66▲ Improved since 2017
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2198.6489.21No real change since 2015
Uzbekistan: 98.64 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 164 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.919.933No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 11.91 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 193 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32474.08414.32No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 474.08 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 44th of 172 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9419.1337.941No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 9.133 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 54th of 172 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3433.0026.343▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 3.002 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 78th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1996.8493.19▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 96.84 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 46th of 109 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7756.5252.77▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 56.52 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 41st of 95 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0869.8460.08No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 69.84 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0232.3734.02No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 32.37 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 66th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Uzbekistan does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.1131.244▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 1.113 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 21st of 95 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6720.9520.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Uzbekistan: 20.95 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 46th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95639.54701.95No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 639.54 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 76th of 145 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6697.3598.66▲ Improved since 2016
Uzbekistan: 97.35 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.834.9643.8No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 34.96 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.6714.59▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 13.67 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 48th of 77 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.4613.34No real change since 2013
Uzbekistan: 12.46 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 129th of 195 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.2480.619▲ Improved since 2015
Uzbekistan: 0.248 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 135th of 176 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.919.3148.9No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 19.31 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.7475.494▲ Improved since 2014
Uzbekistan: 0.747 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 64th of 75 · derived.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09363.94442.09No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 363.94 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 70th of 79 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1110.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Uzbekistan: 0.111 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 75th of 84 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5914.0758.59No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 14.07 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35335.5440.35No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 335.5 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 78th of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93354.86446.93No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 354.86 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 78th of 79 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2017
Uzbekistan: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24023,7692,240No real change since 2022
Uzbekistan: 23,769 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3548.9534.35Moved since 2018
Uzbekistan: 48.95 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1741.9138.17No earlier reading
Uzbekistan: 41.91 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.3795.601Moved since 2016
Uzbekistan: 5.379 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Uzbekistan
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2021), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2021), Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2021), Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate (last 2022) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Uzbekistan’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Uzbekistan’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge25th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience58th of 1934/4 keys
- Digital & Technology79th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 72nd of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality67th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing86th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital93rd of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture89th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 110th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation118th of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 131st of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 131st of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 145th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 132nd of 1772/4 keys
- Energyjoint 144th of 1652/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 166th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Uzbekistan can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Uzbekistan25th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Uzbekistan on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Uzbekistan rank on education & knowledge?
Uzbekistan is placed 25th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Uzbekistan?
0.566 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Uzbekistan?
81.57 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Uzbekistan compare with Afghanistan on education & knowledge?
Afghanistan is not placed on Education & Knowledge, holding too few of its key statistics, and Uzbekistan 25th. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Afghanistan 36.28, Uzbekistan 98.98.
How have Uzbekistan’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 5.559 in 2007 to 0.566 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 37.18 in 2008 to 81.57 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 57.78 in 2000 to 98.98 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 5.742 in 2013 to 5.473 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Uzbekistan?
No current reading is published for Uzbekistan on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 35 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Uzbekistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Uzbekistan (banner) — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Uzbekistan: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/uzbekistan/education