Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.9%
Change on year
down 39.0%
World rank
94th
of 148 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2011
All-time low
1.9%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2007–2019

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, 2007–2019

2345672007201320192007: 5.2 %2008: 5.2 %2009: 5.8 %2010: 5.9 %2011: 6.7 %2012: 6.5 %2013: 6.4 %2014: 5 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 3.5 %2017: 3.1 %2019: 1.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2019.

Uzbekistan ranks 94th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Uzbekistan, 2007 to 2019.
Year % Change
2007 5.2%
2008 5.2% +0.2%
2009 5.8% +11.7%
2010 5.9% +1.9%
2011 6.7% +12.8%
2012 6.5% -2.3%
2013 6.4% -2.5%
2014 5.0% -22.3%
2015 4.6% -7.0%
2016 3.5% -24.6%
2017 3.1% -12.1%
2019 1.9% -39.0%

Uzbekistan compared with similar countries

  • Uzbekistan's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Uzbekistan's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% 5.2% 5.8% 3
2010s 4.8% 1.9% 6.7% 9

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

  1. 91 Bahrain 2.0% compare
  2. 92 Spain 1.9% compare
  3. 93 Palestine, State of 1.9% compare
  4. 95 Tonga 1.8% compare
  5. 96 Kyrgyzstan 1.8% compare
  6. 97 Kuwait 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Uzbekistan was 1.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
How does Uzbekistan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Uzbekistan ranks 94th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/