The number of people in Uzbekistan with higher and postgraduate education has reached 3.27 million. This figure accounts for 12 percent of the country’s total population. The publication «rg.ru» reports this, citing data from Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Council.

According to statistical data, the majority of the country’s population consists of people with general secondary, specialised secondary and vocational education. In particular, the number of Uzbekistan’s residents with general secondary education has reached 11.6 million. This represents 42.8 percent of the population aged over 15.

The number of people with specialised secondary or vocational education stands at 9.7 million, accounting for 35.8 percent of the corresponding age group.

According to «Podrobno.uz», 120 out of every 1,000 residents aged over 15 in Uzbekistan have higher education.