Education in Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan: official figures
Issyk-Kul Region had 201 daytime general secondary schools at the start of the 2025/26 school year (202 in 2023/24).
How many pupils are there in Issyk-Kul Region?
110.0 thousand pupils were enrolled in daytime general schools in Issyk-Kul Region at the start of 2025/26 (108.9 thousand in 2023/24).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow big are schools in Issyk-Kul Region?
Schools in Issyk-Kul Region have about 547 pupils each on average (5th highest of 9 regions), calculated from the 2025/26 numbers of pupils and schools.
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many students are in vocational education in Issyk-Kul Region?
2.4 thousand students were in initial vocational education and 4.4 thousand in secondary vocational colleges in Issyk-Kul Region (2024 and 2025/26 respectively).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many university students are there in Issyk-Kul Region?
4.3 thousand students studied at universities and other higher education institutions in Issyk-Kul Region at the start of 2025/26 (8 per 1,000 residents; 3rd lowest of 8 regions with such institutions).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic · saved copyHow many schools in Issyk-Kul Region have internet?
99.5% of schools in Issyk-Kul Region were connected to the internet at the start of the 2024/25 school year, the highest of 9 regions (national figure 95.5%).
Source: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and State Mortgage Company data) · saved copyHow Issyk-Kul Region compares with other regions
Pupils per general school (2025/26)
Issyk-Kul Region ranks 5 of 9, highest first. Calculated from pupils and schools at the start of the school year.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general school |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Osh City | 898 |
| 3 | Chuy Region | 659 |
| 4 | Jalal-Abad Region | 595 |
| 5 | Issyk-Kul Region | 547 |
| 6 | Osh Region | 527 |
| 7 | Talas Region | 516 |
| 8 | Batken Region | 512 |
Schools connected to the internet (2024/25)
Issyk-Kul Region ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Schools connected to the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issyk-Kul Region | 99.5% |
| 2 | Talas Region | 98.3% |
| 3 | Osh Region | 96.7% |
| 4 | Bishkek City | 96.2% |
| 5 | Batken Region | 96.1% |
| 6 | Jalal-Abad Region | 94.4% |
| 7 | Chuy Region | 94.1% |
Higher-education students per 1,000 residents (2025/26)
Issyk-Kul Region ranks 6 of 8, highest first. Only regions with higher-education institutions are listed.
| Rank | Region | Higher-education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bishkek City | 100 |
| 3 | Batken Region | 15 |
| 4 | Naryn Region | 12 |
| 5 | Jalal-Abad Region | 9 |
| 6 | Issyk-Kul Region | 8 |
| 7 | Talas Region | 7 |
| 8 | Chuy Region | 6 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and State Mortgage Company data): Socio-economic development of the regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, January-December 2024 (poverty, local budgets, mortgages, schools online), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b9352a8366a7…)
- National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic: Statistical Yearbook of the Kyrgyz Republic 2020-2024, section 25: Regions of the Kyrgyz Republic (published 25 December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 96609efffe64…)
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