Primary school starting age in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Primary school starting age was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school starting age in Uzbekistan, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school starting age in Uzbekistan is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school starting age in Uzbekistan peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Uzbekistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (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, female 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 14.64 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9799 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school starting age in Uzbekistan?
- Primary school starting age in Uzbekistan was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary school starting age recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary school starting age recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for primary school starting age?
- Uzbekistan ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school starting age rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.