Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan is 13.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 46.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +49.4% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 29.6% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 26.0% | 46.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 13.6% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 114 El Salvador 15.4% compare
- 115 Guyana 15.0% compare
- 116 Puerto Rico 14.3% compare
- 118 Korea 13.5% compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 12.8% compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 12.6% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan was 13.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release