• preschool education and upbringing;
• general secondary and secondary specialized education;
• professional education;
• higher education;
• postgraduate education;
• retraining and advanced training of personnel;
• extracurricular education.

General secondary education includes I – XI grades.

Secondary specialized education is carried out for 2 years on the basis of 9-year basic secondary education in academic lyceums.

Professional education includes primary, secondary and specialized secondary levels.

Primary professional education is carried out in professional schools on the basis of 9th grade graduates on the basis of 2-year integrated curricula on a free basis.

Secondary professional education is carried out in colleges on day, evening and part-time forms of study for up to 2 years on the basis of a state order or a paid contract.

Secondary specialized professional education is carried out in technical schools in full-time, evening and part-time forms of study with a duration of at least 2 years on the basis of a state order or a paid contract.

According to the Law, state higher, secondary special, professional educational institutions and their branches, as well as higher, secondary special, professional educational organizations with the participation of the state and their branches are created by resolutions of the President of Uzbekistan or by resolutions of the Government of Uzbekistan.

The creation of non-governmental educational organizations is carried out by their founders.

The issuance of licenses to non-state educational organizations is carried out by the State Inspectorate for Supervision of the Quality of Education.

Also, this Law annuled the laws from 29 of August, 1997 "On the national program for personnel training" and "On education".

This Law comes into force from the day of its official publication.