The illustration compares the number of students from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan who studied abroad in 2010, 2015 and 2020. Overall, it is clear that Kazakhstan had the highest number of students for most of the period, whereas Kyrgyzstan represented the lowest figure.
In 2010, Kazakhstan dominated in terms of numbers and led the top with 15,000 students. After half a decade, in 2015, the figure for students studying abroad from Kazakhstan reached 20,000, still leading the top. In the last comparison, Kazakhstan fell behind Uzbekistan by 1,000 students, accounting for 24,000 overall.
Beginning with Uzbekistan, in 2010, it ranked second on the list, with 12,000 students, after Kazakhstan. This figure increased to 18,000 in 2015, while Uzbekistan remained in second place. After all, in 2020, Uzbekistan took over Kazakhstan and showed a slightly higher number of students, with 25,000.
Kyrgyzstan started with 8,000 learners. In 2015, it had 11,000 learners. In 2020, the number of scholars accounted for 16,000.
