Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 18,844 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 18,844 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 22,539 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,953 number, in 1997.
That places Kyrgyzstan 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8,443 number | — |
| 1994 | 7,747 number | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 7,831 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,560 number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 6,953 number | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 8,485 number | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 7,710 number | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 8,383 number | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 9,960 number | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 10,452 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 11,408 number | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 11,649 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13,337 number | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 13,492 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 13,468 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17,810 number | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 17,095 number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 17,485 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 17,068 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 18,420 number | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 20,150 number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 22,539 number | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 20,702 number | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 20,958 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18,239 number | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 19,641 number | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 18,844 number | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,818 number | 6,953 number | 8,485 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 12,705 number | 8,383 number | 17,810 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,405 number | 17,068 number | 22,539 number | 10 |
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More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,847 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Kyrgyzstan was 18,844 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22,539 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,953 number in 1997.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.