Number of Uzbekistan citizens who went abroad to study decreased by 33% in 9 months of 2026
In January-September 2026, 16,522 citizens of Uzbekistan went abroad to study. This is 33% less than in the same months of 2025, according to the National Committee on Statistics.
In absolute numbers, the decrease was 8.1 thousand people. The leader among destinations has also changed: in the nine months of 2025, most students from Uzbekistan went to Tajikistan - 5,534 people, and in 2026, Russia took the first place. According to the State Statistics Committee, 3,847 citizens of the republic went to study in Russia from January to September. The second and third places are occupied by Kyrgyzstan (2,809 people) and the Republic of Korea (2,118). Next in the list are Turkey with 1,818 people who left, China with 1,248, and Kazakhstan with 1,112. Tajikistan this year was only in seventh place: 904 people went there to study. 784 citizens of Uzbekistan chose the United Kingdom, 374 chose Germany, and 231 chose the USA. Another 1,277 people went to receive education in other countries.
Sources
- Uznews: Число узбекистанцев, выехавших за рубеж на учёбу, сократилось на треть media outlet
- Anhor.uz: Число узбекистанцев, уехавших учиться за границу, снизилось на 33% media outlet
- Upl.uz: Число узбекистанцев, выехавших за границу с целью обучения, сократилось на 33% media outlet
- UzDaily: Число узбекистанцев, выехавших за рубеж на учебу, снизилось на 33% media outlet
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Published 23 October 2026, 11:02 · No updates · Russian original
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