According to the National Statistics Committee, at the beginning of the 2025/2026 academic year, the number of students studying in higher education institutions in Uzbekistan was 1,535,000.
Compared to the 1991/1992 academic year, this figure increased by 1,197.6 thousand people, or nearly 4.6 times.
Dynamics of the number of students by academic year:
1991/1992 academic year - 337.4 thousand people;
1995/1996 academic year - 192.1 thousand people;
2000/2001 academic year - 183.6 thousand people;
2005/2006 academic year - 278.7 thousand people;
2010/2011 academic year - 274.5 thousand people;
2015/2016 academic year - 264.3 thousand people;
2020/2021 academic year - 571.5 thousand people;
2021/2022 academic year - 808.4 thousand people;
2022/2023 academic year - 1,042.1 thousand people;
2023/2024 academic year - 1,314.5 thousand people;
2024/2025 academic year - 1,432.8 thousand people;
2025/2026 academic year - 1,535.0 thousand people.
