Kyrgyzstan: education

How many students are there in Kyrgyzstan?

231,426 students were enrolled in higher education institutions in Kyrgyzstan in 2025, 128,071 of them women, according to the National Statistical Committee. General education schools had 1,586,676 pupils.

The higher education count includes foreign students; separate tables count students from CIS and non-CIS countries, many of them studying medicine. School numbers have grown with the large birth cohorts of the 2010s. Figures are for the academic year starting in the autumn of the year shown.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Number of preschool children and students by sex · National Statistical Committee table: Number of students from countries outside the CIS

How many schools are there in Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan had 2,133 state general education schools in 2025, 1,895 of them teaching grades 1 to 11, according to the National Statistical Committee. There were also 1,809 state pre-school institutions.

State schools employed 86,596 teachers in 2025, and private schools 7,222. Private schools are counted in a separate part of the same table. The Committee also publishes school numbers by language of instruction.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Number of educational institutions · National Statistical Committee table: Number of teachers

What is the literacy rate in Kyrgyzstan?

The National Statistical Committee publishes literacy and education levels from the population censuses. The 2022 census counted 4,645,716 people aged 15 and over with education, 1,134,147 of them with completed higher education.

The census table gives education levels rather than a single literacy percentage. The last literacy rate in the World Bank's database is 99.2% of adults for 2009, taken from the previous census.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Literacy of population · World Bank: adult literacy rate, Kyrgyz Republic

How many children in Kyrgyzstan are in primary school?

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts net primary school enrolment in Kyrgyzstan at 89.9% in 2018. Since 2005 it has ranged from 86.8% (2009) to 90.4% (2013). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 94.5%, and Kyrgyzstan placed 9th highest of 11. Worldwide: 47th of 69.

How many teenagers in Kyrgyzstan are in school?

In 2025, gross secondary school enrolment in Kyrgyzstan was 91.7%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 92.5% in 2021 and the low 85.0% in 2007.

How many people in Kyrgyzstan go to university?

In 2025, gross tertiary enrolment in Kyrgyzstan was 53.9%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 54.2% in 2022 and the low 39.6% in 2018.

What is Kyrgyzstan's education spending?

The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 6.8% of GDP. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.9% of GDP (2005) to 7.4% of GDP (2012). It is 1st highest of 16 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 3.7% of GDP. Worldwide: 7th of 112.

What is the pupil-teacher ratio in Kyrgyzstan?

25: that is the number of primary pupils per teacher in Kyrgyzstan for 2018, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2015, at 26; its low point was 2006, at 24. Europe & Central Asia median: 15; Kyrgyzstan is 1st highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 32nd of 85.

What is the primary completion rate in Kyrgyzstan?

According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the primary completion rate in Kyrgyzstan was 95.3% in 2025. Its high point since 2005 was 2019, at 106.8%; its low point was 2021, at 92.9%.