Years of schooling in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Years of schooling was 12.07 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
12.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 192 countries
All-time high
12.07
in 2021
All-time low
9.17
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Years of schooling in Kyrgyzstan, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 12.07 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.17, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.71 | 9.17 | 10.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6 | 10.35 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.41 | 10.96 | 11.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 | 11.96 | 12.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More education data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 26,847 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Years of schooling in Kyrgyzstan was 12.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for years of schooling?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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