Children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Children out of school, primary was 18,854 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan, 1996–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 18,854 for children out of school, primary in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 61,830 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12,165, in 2018.
That places Kyrgyzstan 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61,830 | — |
| 1999 | 32,311 | -47.7% |
| 2000 | 39,256 | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 38,112 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 40,255 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 43,918 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 21,705 | -50.6% |
| 2005 | 33,015 | +52.1% |
| 2006 | 26,008 | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 28,752 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 28,506 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 26,580 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 21,192 | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 24,136 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 23,777 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23,592 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 20,258 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 22,796 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 12,987 | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 13,463 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12,165 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 15,475 | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 30,936 | +99.9% |
| 2021 | 25,931 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 21,412 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 18,748 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 18,854 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,070 | 32,311 | 61,830 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32,611 | 21,705 | 43,918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,984 | 12,165 | 24,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,176 | 18,748 | 30,936 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 94 Costa Rica 19,701 compare
- 95 Rwanda 19,504 compare
- 96 Morocco 18,988 compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 18,501 compare
- 99 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17,643 compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 17,458 compare
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,272 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 297,355 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,544 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 303 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan?
- Children out of school, primary in Kyrgyzstan was 18,854 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 61,830 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,165 in 2018.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for children out of school, primary?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.