Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -39.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +59.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -68.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -70.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 10.0% | 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 0.8% 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 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th 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 88.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release