Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.6% 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 2.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Kyrgyzstan 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -66.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3241.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +59.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +57.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +56.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.7% compare
- 56 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 2.6% compare
- 59 Norway 2.6% compare
- 60 Australia 2.6% 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 2.6% 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 4.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th out of 121 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 25.9%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release