Duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Duration of compulsory education in years was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 73 countries
All-time high
10
in 2014
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 10 for duration of compulsory education in years in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 10 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
That places Kyrgyzstan 30th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 30 Cyprus 10 compare
- 30 Greece 10 compare
- 30 Lebanon 10 compare
- 30 Oman 10 compare
- 30 Jordan 10 compare
- 30 Denmark 10 compare
- 30 Czechia 10 compare
- 30 Romania 10 compare
- 30 Norway 10 compare
- 30 Palestine 10 compare
- 30 Iceland 10 compare
- 30 San Marino 10 compare
- 30 Djibouti 10 compare
- 30 Spain 10 compare
- 30 Moldova 10 compare
- 30 Andorra 10 compare
- 30 Sweden 10 compare
- 30 Ireland 10 compare
- 30 Algeria 10 compare
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 127,163 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3058 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan?
- Duration of compulsory education in years in Kyrgyzstan was 10 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2014.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for duration of compulsory education in years?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 30th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education in years rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Duration of compulsory education in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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