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Education · Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Kyrgyzstan: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 38.5% (2021), 128th of 176 in the world and 46th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 99.0% (2025), 107th of 191 in the world and 36th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 95.3% (2025), 81st of 168 in the world and 36th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Kyrgyzstan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 38.5%2021 | 128/176 | 46/51 | 9.9% | 18.8% | 40.7% | +18.2 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 99.0%2025 | 107/191 | 36/53 | 94.7% | 98.1% | 96.2% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 99.9% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 95.3%2025 | 81/168 | 36/47 | 92.7% | 94.9% | 98.8% | −2.8 ppsince 2015 | 98.1% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 91.7%2025 | 95/176 | 43/53 | 82.4% | 87.8% | 92.2% | +2.8 ppsince 2015 | 103.3% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.7%2025 | 69/168 | 34/50 | 90.4%2001 | 89.1% | 94.7% | +5.6 ppsince 2015 | 91.9% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 53.9%2025 | 77/172 | 44/52 | 33.7% | 42.2% | 45.3% | +7.3 ppsince 2015 | 84.9% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.0%2025 | 97/178 | 13/51 | 8.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.2%2009 | 21/141 | 18/27 | 98.7%1999 | 99.2%2009 | · | +0.5 ppsince 1999 | 98.8% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.8%2009 | 28/148 | 16/27 | 99.7%1999 | 99.8%2009 | · | +0.1 ppsince 1999 | 99.8% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 25.02018 | 56/173 | 1/48 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 25.02018 | +3.3%since 2008 | 14.9 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.8%2023 | 15/184 | 3/49 | 3.5% | 5.8% | 5.7% | ±0.0 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 19.6%2024 | 20/179 | 4/49 | 11.6% | 15.7% | 17.9% | +5.3 ppsince 2014 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+18.2 pp38.5% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+2.8 pp91.7% in 2025
- Lower secondary completion+5.6 pp93.7% in 2025
- Tertiary enrolment+7.3 pp53.9% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.8 pp95.3% in 2025
- Pupils per teacher+3.3%25.0 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kyrgyzstan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kyrgyzstan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kyrgyzstan | China | Uzbekistan | Kazakhstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 38.5%2021 | 93.1%2021 | 44.0%2021 | 74.1%2020 | 9.9%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 99.0%2025 | 99.6%2024 | 120.9%2025 | 97.3%2025 | 95.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 95.3%2025 | 103.5%2010 | 83.6%2025 | 98.1%2025 | 91.6%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.7%2025 | 92.3%2012 | 98.1%2025 | 97.6%2025 | 86.9%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.7%2025 | 103.6%2012 | 97.6%2025 | 97.4%2025 | 88.0%2017 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 53.9%2025 | 76.9%2024 | 59.8%2025 | 52.9%2025 | 35.6%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 3.0%2025 | — | 0.7%2025 | 7.9%2025 | 4.2%2017 |
| Adult literacy | 99.2%2009 | 96.7%2020 | 100.0%2022 | 99.7%2009 | 99.7%2009 |
| Youth literacy | 99.8%2009 | 99.8%2020 | 100.0%2022 | 99.8%2009 | 98.8%2017 |