Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia: Share of students from abroad
Kyrgyzstan
16.7%
in 2025
Latvia
14.1%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
24th
Latvia rank
27th
Share of students from abroad over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 16.7% against 14.1% in Latvia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latvia ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 27th of 134 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 2.3% | 5.6% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 13.1% | 9.3% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students from abroad, Kyrgyzstan or Latvia?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 16.7% against 14.1% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of students from abroad between Kyrgyzstan and Latvia?
- 2.6%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Latvia rank globally for share of students from abroad?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 27th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of students from abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.