12% of Uzbekistan’s population aged 15 and older hold higher education degrees — Statistics Committee
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan's 2026 population census reveals that 12% of people aged 15 and older, or 3.27mn individuals, hold higher or postgraduate education degrees, while 35.8% have secondary specialised or vocational education and 42.8% have general secondary education, with 1.73mn people currently enrolled in higher education institutions, 49% of whom are women.
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2 outlets from Uzbekistan, where the story is: Daryo, Kun.uz · how we count
- Nov 13, 11:30 AM UTCFirst reportOnly 12% of Uzbekistan’s population aged 15 and older has higher education – Statistics Committeekun.uz ↗
- Nov 14, 12:53 PM UTC+25 h· you’re reading this12% of Uzbekistan’s population aged 15 and older hold higher education degrees — Statistics Committeedaryo.uz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 12:54 PM UTC · +25 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same census release on the 12% higher-education figure, with consistent numbers (3.3 million vs 3.27 million, which round to the same value).
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