School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.65 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan stood at 8.65 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 8.65 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.85 years, in 2000.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.87 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4 years | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 8.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.53 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.49 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.52 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 8.65 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.87 years | 7.87 years | 7.87 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.32 years | 7.85 years | 8.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 years | 8.49 years | 8.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 years | 8.5 years | 8.65 years | 6 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan was 8.65 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 years in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release