School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 637,102 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
637,102
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
103rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
637,102
in 2025
All-time low
245,879
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 637,102 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 637,102 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 245,879, in 1970.
That places Kyrgyzstan 103rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 245,879 | — |
| 1971 | 251,410 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 254,371 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 255,122 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 254,479 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 254,401 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 255,404 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 258,851 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 265,319 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 273,664 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 281,492 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 286,819 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 289,885 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 291,388 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 293,371 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 293,362 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 294,705 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 294,273 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 295,734 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 301,372 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 310,613 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 323,063 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 336,585 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 347,945 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 361,194 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 370,590 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 491,951 | +32.7% |
| 1997 | 497,403 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 496,774 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 491,808 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 491,644 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 488,315 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 485,273 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 480,949 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 469,537 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 455,570 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 438,566 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 426,547 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 415,372 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 404,397 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 398,205 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 399,766 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 410,646 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 425,162 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 439,888 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 460,003 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 470,896 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 497,030 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 529,546 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 557,124 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 587,994 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 598,766 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 605,121 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 619,332 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 628,735 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 637,102 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 256,890 | 245,879 | 273,664 | 10 |
| 1980s | 292,240 | 281,492 | 301,372 | 10 |
| 1990s | 402,793 | 310,613 | 497,403 | 10 |
| 2000s | 455,617 | 404,397 | 491,644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 458,827 | 398,205 | 557,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 612,842 | 587,994 | 637,102 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 100 Cuba 698,441 compare
- 101 Turkmenistan 664,216 compare
- 102 El Salvador 649,494 compare
- 104 Lebanon 626,804 compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 587,924 compare
- 106 Czechia 587,903 compare
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan was 637,102 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 637,102 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,879 in 1970.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 103rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release