Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 25.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan stood at 25.1%.
That represents a change of up 81.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 59.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.4% | — |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | +81.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 25.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 25.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 8.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary 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 | +81.8% | 13.8% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | -56.5% | 33.7% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 47.9% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 13.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 10.2% | 25.1% | 5 |
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kyrgyzstan was 25.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.