Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 12,059 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 12,059 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 13,403 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,485 number, in 1999.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,485 number | — |
| 2000 | 2,677 number | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 3,673 number | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 3,510 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 5,823 number | +65.9% |
| 2004 | 5,864 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7,175 number | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 7,528 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7,553 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10,403 number | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 10,055 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 10,634 number | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 10,371 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 11,276 number | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 12,260 number | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 13,403 number | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 12,809 number | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13,123 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,527 number | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 12,651 number | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 12,059 number | -4.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 12,059 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,402 number, 5.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 12,059 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +65.9% | 3,510 number | 5,823 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,485 number | 2,485 number | 2,485 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,426 number | 2,677 number | 10,403 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,011 number | 10,371 number | 13,403 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 42 Romania 13,469 number compare
- 43 Switzerland 12,917 number compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 12,626 number compare
- 46 Denmark 11,719 number compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 11,615 number compare
- 48 Georgia 11,530 number compare
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.3 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.04 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kyrgyzstan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kyrgyzstan was 12,059 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,403 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,485 number in 1999.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.