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 12.9% 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan is 12.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 61.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
That places Kyrgyzstan 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.1% | — |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -57.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.8%, 3.4× the median. (50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -57.8% | 32.5% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 46.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 12.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
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 children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kyrgyzstan was 12.9% 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 61.1% 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 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th out of 175 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 57.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release