Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Kyrgyzstan is 9.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 22.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2015.
That places Kyrgyzstan 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -34.9% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.8% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,544 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 303 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 127,163 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3058 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Kyrgyzstan?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Kyrgyzstan was 9.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2015.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release