{"id":42550,"date":"2026-05-12T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/?p=42550"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:02:48","slug":"yourstorycounts-how-uzbekistan-brought-preschool-to-the-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/05\/12\/yourstorycounts-how-uzbekistan-brought-preschool-to-the-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"#YourStoryCounts: How Uzbekistan brought preschool to the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong class=\"is-active\">By Anna Cristina D\u2019Addio, GEM Report<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is the story of\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/gem-report\/en\/2026-gem-report-country-case-studies\/uzbekistan\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uzbekistan\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">and how, in less than a decade,\u00a0it\u00a0transformed its early childhood education system from one of the most underdeveloped in the region to a model that now outperforms\u00a0some upper-middle\u00a0income\u00a0countries.\u00a0Behind its transformation lies legislative ambition, public and private investment, and a fleet of buses winding through remote mountain villages.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 2026 GEM Report includes Uzbekistan\u2019s story among thirty-five case studies chosen to illustrate a central argument: that educational progress is context-specific, that no single policy is sufficient on its own, and that what works is rarely universal<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Its data story<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uzbekistan was chosen to feature as a case study in the 2026 GEM Report because of the steep climb\u00a0it achieved\u00a0in\u00a0growing\u00a0participation rates\u00a0one year before primary education from 28%\u00a0in 2016 to 84%\u00a0in 2024. Extended across the full preschool age group of 3 to 6-year-olds, the net enrolment rate climbed from 20%\u00a0in 2016 to 69%\u00a0in 2025. Uzbekistan now exceeds not only the average for its own lower-middle-income country grouping (77%) but also the average for upper-middle-income countries (82%), placing it broadly in line with\u00a0neighbouring\u00a0Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28604369\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/28604369\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What led to this progress?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To understand the present, you\u00a0have to\u00a0examine the past.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed\u00a0leaving\u00a0Uzbekistan with an early childhood education system in serious disrepair. Enrolment is estimated to have fallen from above 70%\u00a0to below 40%\u00a0in the years that followed, while the number of kindergartens declined by an estimated 45%\u00a0between 1999 and 2019. Teachers went without\u00a0retraining,\u00a0government funding fell short, and access in rural areas became particularly precarious.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2012, only 23% of children aged 3 to 6 attended preschool. Plans at that time were modest: a government strategy aimed to raise that share to 32% by 2016\/17. Yet what followed was something considerably more ambitious. Preschool participation reached 84% in 2024. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Legislative\u00a0foundations and a\u00a0new Ministry<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Presidential Decree issued in late 2016, titled &#8220;Measures Aimed at Further Improvement of the Pre-School Education System in 2017 to 2021&#8221;, marked the beginning of a concerted national effort. In 2017 alone, eleven distinct preschool policies were introduced, among them the establishment of a dedicated Ministry of Preschool Education to\u00a0centralise\u00a0management and coordination across the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additional\u00a0legal foundations were put in place. In\u00a02019, a\u00a0Law on Preschool Education guaranteed every child one year of preschool before primary school entry. Regulations defined clear standards for facilities, teacher\u00a0training\u00a0and budgets, and assigned specific responsibilities to central and regional authorities. In 2018, free one-year school preparatory groups were piloted in select regions, enrolling over\u00a011,000 children. By 2020, these groups had been fully rolled out nationally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The country&#8217;s 2022 to 2026 Development Strategy of the New Uzbekistan formalized further targets: pre-primary coverage of 3 to 6-year-olds was to rise from 67 per cent to at least 80 per cent, with full access for 6-year-olds by 2024\/25. In February 2026, a ministerial decision made one year of preschool attendance compulsory.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/gem-report\/en\/peer\/country-overview?country=UZ&amp;hub=1070\">Visit <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uzbekistan&#8217;s country profile on laws and policies related to SDG 4.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mobilising\u00a0private\u00a0and private investment<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A significant\u00a0driver\u00a0of expansion\u00a0was\u00a0the deliberate\u00a0mobilisation\u00a0of private\u00a0providers. In 2018, Presidential Resolution 3651 introduced a framework for public-private partnerships, offering incentives including free land,\u00a0buildings\u00a0and subsidies to encourage private entities to\u00a0set up\u00a0preschools, particularly in urban areas. Family-based non-state preschools were also\u00a0established\u00a0to serve disadvantaged children, with reduced parental payments guaranteed for a minimum of three years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Between 2018 and 2022, approximately USD 400 million in subsidies were granted to non-governmental preschools under these partnerships. The subsidy rate varied by geography, ranging from 30 per cent in the capital\u00a0Tashkent\u00a0to 75 per cent in remote and\u00a0marginalised\u00a0areas. In 2022, over 1,600 agreements created 172,000\u00a0new places, supported by preferential commercial loans at an annual interest rate of just 1 per cent over 15-year terms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The impact on private sector participation has been substantial. According to UIS data, the percentage of pre-primary students enrolled in private institutions rose from 2% in 2016 to 41% in 2024. By that year, there were 27,162 non-state providers operating alongside 6,780 state preschools, together serving approximately 2.4 million children.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Public spending rose at the same time. In 2024, the government allocated the equivalent of USD 270 million to public preschools, part of a broader education budget that also supports schools and universities. International partnerships supplemented resources: the National Partnership Compact for 2023 to 2026 channels multilateral support into pre-primary expansion and quality improvements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Addressing\u00a0inequality<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/05\/12\/yourstorycounts-how-uzbekistan-brought-preschool-to-the-mountains\/2026-gem-report_quote-cards-4-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026 GEM Report_Quote cards (4) (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=425%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-GEM-Report_Quote-cards-4-1.png?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deliberate steps were also taken\u00a0to address disparities across geography and income.\u00a0As this figure shows, the gap between\u00a0Tashkent\u00a0city and other regions in pre-primary enrolment has been effectively eliminated, though a 20-percentage-point difference\u00a0remains\u00a0between the regions with the highest and lowest participation rates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/28604486\"><script\u00a0src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img\u00a0src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/28604486\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42563\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/05\/12\/yourstorycounts-how-uzbekistan-brought-preschool-to-the-mountains\/3-69\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Uzbekistan buses\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ministry of Education of Uzbekistan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-42563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.png?resize=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ministry of Education of Uzbekistan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Children in rural areas were helped by the development of mobile kindergartens for remote communities,\u00a0known as\u00a0aqlvoy\u00a0(&#8220;wise&#8221;) buses, equipped with educational materials, toys,\u00a0toilets\u00a0and screens for digital content.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none \" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t economically feasible to build traditional preschools in rural areas. We have villages in the mountains where you cannot build anything. There are only three, five, or ten children in a village.\u00a0That&#8217;s\u00a0why we decided to develop alternative models to reach them, including kindergartens on wheels. The maintenance costs for these mobile kindergartens\u00a0weren&#8217;t\u00a0as high in terms of funding. It was much easier to give access simultaneously to several villages because the buses work in shifts.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0px none \" data-ccp-padding-top=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none \" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Right\u00a0now\u00a0we have more than 142 mobile buses working in two shifts. More than\u00a011,000 children\u00a0are currently covered across more than 640 locations that the buses travel to every day. All the villages have their own playgrounds where the buses can stop and let the children receive education both inside the bus and through outside activities. Rather than traveling far away to city\u00a0centres\u00a0to get education, the mobile groups come directly to their villages.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0px none \" data-ccp-padding-top=\"0px\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">For the first time in Uzbekistan&#8217;s history, we recently\u00a0participated\u00a0in PISA research, which showed that children who had preschool education performed significantly better than children who\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0attend. We also conducted research with the World Bank, which demonstrated that children with preschool education had better results in mathematics and\u00a0science.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Azimjon Abdulkhaev, Head of the International Relations Department, Ministry of Education<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.descript.com\/embed\/JAewQkXvVed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education-inequalities.org\/countries\/uzbekistan\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Income-related disparities persist<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but\u00a0are being\u00a0actively addressed. In 2021\/22, the gap in participation between children from the richest and poorest income quintiles was 28 percentage points among 3 to 4-year-olds. To counteract this,\u00a0all\u00a0preschools are required to reserve\u00a0subsidised\u00a0seats for households earning less than 1.5 times the minimum wage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Children with disabilities have also gained greater access through\u00a0specialised\u00a0preschools and rehabilitation\u00a0centres\u00a0known as\u00a0Imkon\u00a0(Opportunity) and Umid (Hope). These facilities serve children aged 2 to 7, with 91 per cent attending free of cost. Inclusive early education has also been extended through community-based\u00a0programmes, Sunday\u00a0schools\u00a0and short-stay groups.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">And now?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42572\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/05\/12\/yourstorycounts-how-uzbekistan-brought-preschool-to-the-mountains\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?fit=2047%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christelle ALIX&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;UNESCO\/Christelle ALIX&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"55168100545_909e3681bf_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\ufe0f UNESCO\/Maxime MICHEL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-42572\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=669%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?w=2047&amp;ssl=1 2047w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55168100545_909e3681bf_k.jpg?resize=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\ufe0f UNESCO\/Maxime MICHEL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the back of its positive progress, Uzbekistan has been at the forefront of international developments in early childhood education, including hosting the UNESCO World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education in 2022. The country has just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kun.uz\/en\/49226045\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">signed<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31935575 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31935575 BCX0\">an agreement <\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to open a Category 2 UNESCO Centre for pre-school education in Uzbekistan, among whose objectives are to \u2018promote best practices\u2019 and \u2018foster regional cooperation, strengthen international collaboration, and advance modern approaches in early childhood education.\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Achieving the target of 80%\u00a0enrolment for 3 to 6-year-olds will require continued investment in family preschools and alternative delivery models in the most remote areas. The income participation gap has not been closed. 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