According to the National Statistics Committee, at the beginning of the 2024/2025 academic year, the total number of higher educational institutions operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan (including branches) was 222.

This indicator increased by 153 or 3.2 times compared to the beginning of the 2015/2016 academic year.

The number of higher educational institutions by year is as follows:

• - 2015/2016 academic year - 69;
• 2016/2017 academic year - 70 units;
• - 2017/2018 academic year - 72;
• - 2018/2019 academic year - 98;
• - 2019/2020 academic year - 119;
• - 2020/2021 academic year - 127;
• - 2021/2022 academic year - 154;
• - 2022/2023 academic year - 191;
• - 2023/2024 academic year - 219;
• - 2024/2025 academic year - 222.