Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 13.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 51.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, 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 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +57.6% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +40.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 34.8% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.1% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 13.5% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 114 Philippines 15.2% compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 14.8% compare
- 116 Puerto Rico 14.1% compare
- 118 Korea 13.2% compare
- 119 Cuba 9.4% compare
- 120 Burkina Faso 8.7% 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 13.5% 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 51.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% 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 72.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release