Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 98.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 98.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1986.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 4th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 88.2% | — |
| 1986 | 81.6% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 91.2% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 83.3% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 98.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 98.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.9% | 81.6% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 83.3% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 94.3% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 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 teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan was 98.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1986.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 4th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release