Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A total of 3.27 million people aged 15 and over in Uzbekistan have higher or postgraduate education, accounting for 12% of the population in this age group, according to figures presented at a news conference at the National Statistics Committee.
The census found that 9.74 million people, or 35.8% of those aged 15 and over, had completed secondary specialised or vocational education.
Another 11.63 million people, representing 42.8% of the age group, had general secondary education.
Per 1,000 residents aged 15 and over, 120 have higher or postgraduate education, while 358 have secondary specialised or vocational education.
A further 428 people per 1,000 have general secondary education.
