Turkmenistan Among Leading Countries Sending Students to Uzbekistan

The Uzbek National Statistics Committee has announced that 9,500 foreign nationals arrived in Uzbekistan for education in the first half of 2025, with Turkmenistan standing out as a top source country contributing a substantial portion of these international students.

Between January and June, Uzbekistan welcomed 2,622 students from Turkmenistan, making it the third-largest group of international students after India, which sent 2,780 students, The Caspian Post reports per Turkmen media.

Other notable countries included Tajikistan (1,145), China (459), South Korea (381), and Pakistan (348).