Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 65.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan is 65.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 65.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2000.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 4th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.2% | — |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +52.0% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 65.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 65.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +52.0% | 33.6% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 31.9% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 59.5% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 64.4% | 65.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 5 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 62.0% 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kyrgyzstan was 65.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 4th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release