Uzbekistan's primary education, pupils was 3.41 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 59.82% from 2.13 million in 2015 (4.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.41 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 2.51 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.13 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 3.41 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | 1.39 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2016 | 2.57 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 1.39 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uzbekistan's primary education, pupils rose 29.2% on 2024 (from 2.64 million to 3.41 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.2% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.9% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 74,379 a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uzbekistan had the 7th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 3.41 million | 2025 |
| World | 780.85 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52.35 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 343.48 million | 2024 |
Closest to Uzbekistan in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 39 values
| Year | Primary education, pupils |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,411,511 |
| 2024 | 2,641,505 |
| 2023 | 2,543,859 |
| 2022 | 2,464,118 |
| 2021 | 2,504,025 |
| 2020 | 2,508,453 |
| 2019 | 2,505,930 |
| 2018 | 2,485,178 |
| 2017 | 2,391,489 |
| 2016 | 2,260,515 |
| 2015 |
Primary education, pupils in nearby economies
More education data for Uzbekistan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 120.86% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 118.45% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 123.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers — 130,601 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 93.21% (2025)
- Secondary education, teachers
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Questions people ask
- What is Uzbekistan's primary education, pupils?
- 3.41 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 145.26% from 1.39 million in 1981 (2.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.41 million in 2025 and the lowest 1.39 million in 1981.
- How does Uzbekistan rank?
- 7th highest of 14 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in primary education, pupils unusual for Uzbekistan?
- In 2025, Uzbekistan's primary education, pupils rose 29.2% on 2024 (from 2.64 million to 3.41 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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