Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.0% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 15.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2025.
That places Kyrgyzstan 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.8% | — |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -74.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | -74.0% | 7.2% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 7.6% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kyrgyzstan was 1.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release