Uzbekistan
Country in Asia
In brief
Adult literacy: 100% (2022). World rank 1 of 110 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 37. Primary school enrolment: 121% (2025). World rank 8 of 191; in Asia, 2 of 45. Children vaccinated against measles: 99% (2024). World rank 1 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 96.8% → 121%, secondary school enrolment 92.2% → 98.1%, and higher education enrolment 8.1% → 59.8%. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan): secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, and nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan): overweight adults.