Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.7% 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 13.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 41.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 122 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 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +46.1% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 25.5% | 39.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 22.5% | 41.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 114 Puerto Rico 14.4% compare
- 115 Korea 13.8% compare
- 116 Guyana 13.7% compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 11.2% compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 9.4% compare
- 120 Cuba 8.2% 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 13.7% 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 41.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th out of 122 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 67.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release