Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.3506 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan is 0.3506 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 59.9% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3506 GPIA, in 2025.
That places Kyrgyzstan 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9687 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9504 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9407 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9581 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9422 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.958 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9048 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9454 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9163 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9312 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8792 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.938 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8962 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8725 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9523 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.889 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8736 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3506 GPIA | -59.9% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3506 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9665 GPIA, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3506 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9638 GPIA, 36% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 | -59.9% | 0.8736 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9407 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.8792 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7876 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 147 Ecuador 0.5006 GPIA compare
- 148 Ireland 0.4924 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3809 GPIA compare
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
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 children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan was 0.3506 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3506 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release