Adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Adolescents out of school was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan, 2004–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 2.8% for adolescents out of school in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
That places Kyrgyzstan 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.3% | — |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -63.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 20% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -63.8% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,346 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 54 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 134,559 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 148,770 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 909,619 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 630,435 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan?
- Adolescents out of school in Kyrgyzstan was 2.8% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for adolescents out of school?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.