Every fourth student of academic lyceums stated the need for additional preparation to enter a higher education institution

One in four academic lyceum students said additional preparation is needed to enter university

In Uzbekistan, 25.4 percent of academic lyceum students stated that additional preparation is necessary for admission to higher education institutions. This was reported in an analysis by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education regarding the results of a nationwide survey conducted in academic lyceums.

The study was conducted from March 21 to April 9, 2026, across 73 academic lyceums in all 14 regions of the republic. A total of 27,077 respondents participated, including 24,557 students and 2,520 educators.

According to the survey results, 70.1 percent of students responded that they are "completely confident" in their chances of entering higher education institutions, while 25.4 percent responded "confident, but additional preparation is needed." Thus, the positive level of confidence in the chances of entering higher education stood at 95.5 percent.

The analysis noted that more than a quarter of the students indicating the need for additional preparation shows a demand to further strengthen readiness for the higher education admissions process.

98.6 percent of the educators positively assessed the students' readiness for higher education. Additionally, 88.6 percent of the teachers expressed positive views regarding the use of advanced educational methods in academic lyceums.

However, positive assessments regarding integration with international educational programs stood at 60.9 percent. The study emphasized that opportunities for development in this direction remain.

In the survey conducted among students, the level of satisfaction with lesson quality and teachers' skills was 86 percent, while satisfaction with the level of mastering specialized subjects reached 92.8 percent.

At the same time, in the open-ended responses from students, 2,763 proposals were made regarding the improvement of the educational process and curricula. Issues related to enhancing the examination and evaluation system were also raised.

The study also revealed differences across the specialization areas of the academic lyceums. The overall indicator calculated based on educators' assessments was 83.6 points in medical-oriented lyceums, 80.4 points in practical-technical ones, 77.8 points in pedagogical ones, and 74.1 points in social-humanitarian ones.

The difference between the areas with the highest and lowest results was 9.5 points. The conclusion of the analysis noted the necessity to expand international educational elements, enrich the content of specialized education, and improve curricula based on modern competencies in the pedagogical and social-humanitarian directions.