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Education & Knowledge

25th

of 198 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

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.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Out-of-School Rate, Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    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
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    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
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Upper Secondary Completion Rate

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    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
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Government Spending on Education

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    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

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.

Central Asia
1st198thNot placed · 26 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on education & knowledge

Uzbekistan and the countries it borders

Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingOut-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)
Uzbekistan25th0.56681.5798.985.473
Kyrgyzstan=38th2.98286.293.426.827
Kazakhstan76th6.40276.4997.864.865
Tajikistan108th4.15111.4485.225.437
Turkmenistan126th4.30835.3895.382.713
Afghanistannot 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.

Every country

Ahead of the world median15

Statistics on which Uzbekistan does better than the middle country measured.

  • Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.99100No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5291.003No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.22100No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.269No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2017 dataset

  • Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.8▼ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.66100▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2198.64No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.91No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32474.08No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9419.133No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3433.002▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1996.84▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7756.52▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0869.84No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0232.37No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Behind the world median15

Statistics on which Uzbekistan does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.113▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6720.95▼ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95639.54No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6697.35▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.834.96No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.67▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.46No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.248▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.919.31No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.747▲ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09363.94No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.111▼ 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5914.07No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35335.5No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93354.86No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

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 2,24023,769No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3548.95Moved 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1741.91No 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.379Moved 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

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

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.

All 198 countries
  1. 1

    United Arab Emirates

    Western Asia

    1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Greece

    Southern Europe

    2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Poland

    Eastern Europe

    3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest placed on all 4 keys

    Moldova7th4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Asia

    United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keys
  3. Highest 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.

About education & knowledge, in full

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

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.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Uzbekistan: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/uzbekistan/education

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