School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.93 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan is 3.93 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 3.93 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.14 years, in 1995.
That places Kyrgyzstan 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.2 years | — |
| 1986 | 3.49 years | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 3.31 years | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.22 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.18 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.14 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.83 years | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 3.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.81 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.79 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.76 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.74 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.82 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.84 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.83 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.93 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.2 years | 3.49 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.46 years | 3.14 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 years | 3.74 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 years | 3.88 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 years | 3.83 years | 3.93 years | 6 |
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More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,272 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 297,355 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,544 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 303 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 170,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan was 3.93 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 years in 1995.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release