Compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan, 1997–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan stood at 11 years. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan peaked at 12 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1997.
That places Uzbekistan 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9 years | 11 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 years | 11 years | 12 years | 6 |
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More education data for Uzbekistan
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 130,601 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 123.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 14.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 35.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan?
- Compulsory education, duration in Uzbekistan was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1997.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Uzbekistan ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.