Tashkent dominates education services market, accounting for more than half of national total

Uzbekistan’s education services market reached UZS 30.7 trillion in the January–August 2026 period, a 19.4 percent increase on the same eight months of 2025, according to data published by the National Statistics Committee.

Tashkent city alone generated UZS 16.7 trillion of that total — more than 54 percent of the entire national figure — reflecting the capital’s outsized concentration of universities, private schools, language centres and vocational training providers relative to the rest of the country.

The gap between Tashkent and the next-ranked regions is stark. Samarkand region came second with UZS 2 trillion, followed closely by Fergana region at UZS 1.9 trillion. Namangan region recorded UZS 1.5 trillion and Andijan region UZS 1.4 trillion, meaning the four most populous regions of the Fergana Valley together still fell short of one-quarter of the capital’s output in the sector.

Tashkent region and Bukhara region each posted UZS 1.3 trillion, while Kashkadarya region reached UZS 1.1 trillion. The Republic of Karakalpakstan recorded UZS 851.7 billion, Surkhandarya region UZS 800.7 billion and Khorezm region UZS 786.2 billion.

The three lowest figures were recorded in Navoi region at UZS 480.6 billion, Jizzakh region at UZS 406.5 billion, and Syrdarya region at UZS 299.1 billion — the last representing less than two percent of the national total despite being a region that borders the capital.

The statistics do not break down the market between public and private providers, nor do they specify which sub-sectors — higher education, secondary schooling, tutoring or vocational training — drove the overall 19.4 percent year-on-year expansion. The concentration in Tashkent is consistent with the city’s role as the primary destination for students from across the country seeking university places and private instruction, as well as its larger base of fee-paying households.