Training
The school system is structured as during the
Soviet era (1924–1991), when Uzbekistan was known for a
high level of education. After independence, state
grants to the sector were cut, which led to lower
quality of education. There is a great teacher shortage
and the teaching material is outdated.
The 11-year compulsory school is compulsory from the
age of seven. It is formally free of charge, but the
school's lack of resources means that parents sometimes
still have to pay for the children's schooling. Almost
all children start school, but many - especially in
rural areas - do not complete all eleven years because
they have to work instead to contribute to the family's
livelihood. Private schools have been banned since 1993.
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Country facts of Uzbekistan, including geography profile, population statistics, and business data.
Uzbek is the language of instruction in primary
school, but the largest minority people receive some
teaching in their mother tongue. The children also study
Uzbek history and literature as well as Arabic. Russian
is no longer compulsory school subject, more and more
young people are learning English instead.
There are more than 70 universities and colleges,
including a state Islamic university established in
Tashkent in 1999.
FACTS - EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary
school
96.2 percent (2017)
Number of pupils per teacher in primary
school
21 (2017)
Reading and writing skills
100.0 percent (2016)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of GDP
19.2 percent (2017)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of the state budget
19.2 percent (2017)
2018
October
New cooperation agreements with Russia
October 19
During a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
and Russia conclude a series of cooperation agreements worth a total of $ 27
billion. With Russian funding, a nuclear power plant will be built in the Navoi
region of western Uzbekistan. The power plant is expected to cost $ 11 billion.
It will secure energy supply throughout Central Asia, while bringing the region
closer to Russia politically and economically. Russia and China compete for
influence over Central Asia. The bilateral trade with Russia increased by a
third from 2017 to 3.7 billion dollars.
French investment
October 9
President Mirzijoev visits France and concludes a series of investment
contracts with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. This is the first time
that Mirzijoev is visiting an EU country.
August
Foreign voluntary organization is approved
August 29th
The US-based American Councils for International Education organization is
allowed to resume its operations in Uzbekistan, becoming the first foreign
voluntary organization to be registered in the country since 2006.
July
Karimova is moved to house arrest
July 1st
A court transforms President Karimov's daughter Gulnara Karimova's ten-year
prison sentence for corruption to five years in house arrest.
April
Joint mine clearance with Tajikistan
April 17
The political thaw between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan continues with the two
countries agreeing to jointly clear mines at the common border. In 2000,
Uzbekistan deployed mines to prevent militant Islamists from entering the
country from Tajikistan. But since then, hundreds of Tajik shepherds and other
citizens who have crossed the border have fallen victim to the mines, according
to the UN-backed Tajik Center for Mines.
March
Approaching Tajikistan
March 9
There is a political thunderstorm between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. When
President Mirsyojev visits Tajik President Rahmon in neighboring Dushanbe's
capital, the two leaders agree to scrap the visa requirement that has existed
since 2000 for travel between the countries. Uzbek and Tajiks should be able to
spend 30 days in each other's countries without a visa. It is unclear when the
new rules will start to apply. Relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have
long been strained, but one of Mirzijoyev's main election promises when he was
elected president in 2016 was to improve relations with neighboring countries.
In 2017, air travel between the two countries resumed and in January 2018 ten
border crossings were opened which have been closed since 2001. Unlike President
Karimov, Mirziajev Tajikistan's plans not to build a hydropower plant upstream
from Uzbekistan do not oppose (seeForeign policy and defense).
Journalist is released after 19 years
4th of March
Journalist Yusuf Ruzimuradov is released from prison after 19 years. He has
served a sentence for revival following a trial that critics believe was
politically motivated. According to the organization CPJ, which monitors threats
against journalists around the world, Ruzimuradov's imprisonment is the longest
served by any journalist in the world to date. Ruzimuradov, who worked on the
opposition newspaper Erk, was forced by the Karimov regime in 1999 to return
from his exile in Ukraine, after which he was jailed in connection with the
strike against dissent. According to relatives, Ruzimuradov will not work as a
journalist after the release. He should instead saddle up to Russian teachers.
January
The head of the security service is dismissed
January 31
Rustam Inojatov, head of the dreaded national security service SNB since 1995
and one of the country's most powerful people, is dismissed from office by
President Mirzijoev. He is instead appointed presidential adviser and senator,
and thus gets prosecutorial immunity. Mirzijojev has criticized the SNB for
gross abuses and violations of human rights, as has been done by human rights
groups. The security service is now going to be completely reformed, Mirzijoev
announces, and it is therefore renamed the SGB.
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