Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% 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 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2025.
That places Kyrgyzstan 115th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -54.5% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +105.4% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -42.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -20.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 4.8% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.3% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 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 1.5% 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 12.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 115th 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 down 80.4%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release