Share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan is 99.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 99.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2008.
That places Kyrgyzstan 48th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.3% | — |
| 1982 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 99.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Kyrgyzstan was 99.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2008.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 48th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.