Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 61.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kyrgyzstan is 61.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 86.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2025.
That places Kyrgyzstan 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.6% | — |
| 2000 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | -3.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 61.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 61.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 75.1% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 61.3% | 65.9% | 5 |
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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kyrgyzstan was 61.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release