Country profile

Uzbekistan

Europe & Central AsiaLower middle income36.36M inhabitants

Last updated April 1, 2026

Composite GEFRI Score

Emerging readiness

Uzbekistan demonstrates early-stage readiness (66th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

57.72Composite score

Global percentile: 66th
Global rank: #62
Regional rank: #39
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Infrastructure

70.70

60th percentileGlobal avg. 59.93

Human Capital

57.29

73rd percentileGlobal avg. 47.03

Innovation

39.79

49th percentileGlobal avg. 42.53

Governance

33.36

28th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

87.46

90th percentileGlobal avg. 43.89

Country profile

Uzbekistan shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in School Access and Gender Parity (87, 90th percentile).

Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Innovation presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Challenges: Governance (33, 28th percentile). Closing these gaps will be key to sustaining progress.

Areas with room to grow: Infrastructure (71, 60th percentile) and Innovation (40, 49th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

Note: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 66th percentile.
Places 62nd worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 39th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (87.5) to Governance (33.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
1	1	Denmark	80.65
5	2	Austria	75.95
6	3	Norway	75.54
7	4	Finland	75.51
8	5	Switzerland	75.24
9	6	Germany	75.12
10	7	United Kingdom	74.89
11	8	Sweden	74.71
12	9	France	74.55
15	10	Portugal	72.72
16	11	Estonia	72.11
17	12	Netherlands	71.64
18	13	Czechia	71.11
19	14	Iceland	70.99
20	15	Belgium	70.89
21	16	Poland	70.70
22	17	Lithuania	70.65
23	18	Slovenia	70.57
27	19	Spain	70.17
28	20	Ireland	70.12
29	21	Luxembourg	69.43
30	22	Italy	69.35
31	23	Greece	69.25
35	24	Latvia	68.04
36	25	Cyprus	67.99
—	—	LiechtensteinMicrostate	67.36
37	26	Hungary	65.67
38	27	Croatia	65.56
—	—	GibraltarMicrostate	64.07
—	—	San MarinoMicrostate	63.76
42	28	Bulgaria	62.81
43	29	Moldova	62.80
—	—	MonacoMicrostate	62.60
44	30	Serbia	62.22
46	31	Russian Federation	61.73
47	32	Slovak Republic	61.70
50	33	Turkiye	60.91
51	34	Montenegro	60.80
52	35	Kazakhstan	60.66
53	36	Armenia	60.51
—	—	Channel IslandsMicrostate	60.36
—	—	Isle of ManMicrostate	60.36
—	—	Faroe IslandsMicrostate	60.33
55	37	Albania	59.95
—	—	AndorraMicrostate	59.64
58	38	Georgia	58.46
62	39	Uzbekistan	57.72
63	40	Belarus	57.44
—	—	GreenlandMicrostate	56.89
69	41	Kyrgyz Republic	56.42
74	42	Romania	55.12
77	43	North Macedonia	54.09
84	44	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51.59
85	45	Kosovo	51.46
90	46	UkraineFCS	50.96
98	47	Azerbaijan	48.88
108	48	Turkmenistan	41.46
109	49	Tajikistan	41.41