Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 36.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 36.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 38.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1999.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 6th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +48.1% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 22.4% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.1% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 26.7% | 36.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 630,435 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,229 (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 36.8% 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 38.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1999.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 6th 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 up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release