Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic year, the total number of students in general education institutions was 6.46 million people. 

Of these, there are 3.06 million students in grades 5-9, or 47.4% of the total number, this indicator increased by 67.2 thousand compared to the 2021/2022 academic year.

Number of students in grades 5-9 by region:

Republic of Karakalpakstan – 173,030 people

Andijan region – 288,700 people

Bukhara region – 155,900 people

Jizzakh region – 126,500 people

Kashkadarya region – 302,800 people

Navoi region – 88,400 people

Namangan region – 253,000 people

Samarkand region – 360,300 people

Surkhandarya region – 241,100 people

Syrdarya region – 78,300 people

Tashkent region – 252,900 people

Ferghana region – 328,900 people

Khorezm region – 175,600 people

Tashkent city – 238,700 people