Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 13.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2015.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +75.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -38.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -36.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -50.2% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 86 Uruguay 4.2% compare
- 87 Mozambique 4.2% compare
- 88 South Africa 4.0% compare
- 90 Argentina 3.9% compare
- 91 Ghana 3.8% compare
- 92 Madagascar 3.8% 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 3.9% 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 13.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2015.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th 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 0.4%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release