Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 205 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 2014
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan stood at 6 years. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2014.
That places Kyrgyzstan 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 years | — |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 909,619 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,847 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 449,347 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kyrgyzstan was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.