United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 99.4% in United Kingdom in 2017 and 93.3% in Uzbekistan in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 7.7 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Uzbekistan.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2012, United Kingdom ranked 9 and Uzbekistan ranked 52 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | United Kingdom | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 99.4 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 99.6 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 93.3 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 99.6 | 91.9 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 98.3 | 90.5 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 98.2 | 88.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 98 | 88.3 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 97.8 | 87.5 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 98.6 | 88.1 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 96.8 | 89.4 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 98.7 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 98.2 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 99.9 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | 96.8 | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 98.4 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 99.9 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 98.2 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 95.3 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 93.7 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 97 | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 98 | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 98 | – | 69 |
| 1965 | 100 | – | 66 |
| 1960 | 100 | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 100 | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 100 | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 100 | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 100 | – | 40 |
| 1935 | 100 | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 100 | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 100 | – | 33 |
| 1920 | 100 | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 100 | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 100 | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 100 | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 91.3 | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 82.6 | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 73.9 | – | 20 |
| 1885 | 65.2 | – | 19 |
| 1880 | 56.4 | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 47.7 | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 39 | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 35.4 | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 31.9 | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 28.3 | – | 8 |
| 1850 | 24.7 | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 22.5 | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 20.4 | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 18.5 | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 16.8 | – | 4 |
| 1825 | 15.1 | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 13.6 | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
United Kingdom vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUnited Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionUnited Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personUnited Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025Uzbekistan: $4,733 in 2025
- GDP growthUnited Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025Uzbekistan: 7.7% a year in 2025
- InflationUnited Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025Uzbekistan: 8.8% a year in 2025
- Government debtUnited Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 28.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Kingdom: $88B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personUnited Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingUnited Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelUnited Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016