Duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 200 countries
All-time high
10
in 2014
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 10 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, 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 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 |
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More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,847 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.95 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan?
- Duration of compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2014.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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