Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 22.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 27.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2005.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 46th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +63.7% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +48.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +42.8% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -28.4% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 8.6% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 17.3% | 27.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.3% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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 22.3% 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 27.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2005.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 46th out of 123 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 29.0%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release