Uzbekistan records a historic drop in university applicants

Uzbekistan has recorded the lowest number of university applicants in the past seven years, according to the press service of the Knowledge Assessment Agency, reported nova24.uz.

In 2025, a total of 732,411 people registered for admission exams. Language breakdown:

. Uzbek — 644,027
. Russian — 71,476
. Karakalpak — 14,959
. Other languages — 1,949

Gender distribution:
. Male — 346,299
. Female — 386,112

Registration trends over 7 years:
. 2019 — 1,066,925
. 2020 — 1,484,085
. 2021 — 948,211
. 2022 — 1,214,232
. 2023 — 1,018,007
. 2024 — 894,279
. 2025 — 732,411