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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kyrgyzstan: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Kyrgyzstan is placed joint 38th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 2.982 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 86.2 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint38th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 2.982Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 86.2Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 93.42Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 6.827Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kyrgyzstan on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Kyrgyzstan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.982
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Kyrgyzstan: 2.982. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.566 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Kazakhstan 6.402 · Tajikistan 4.151 · Uzbekistan 0.566
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Kyrgyzstan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
86.2
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Kyrgyzstan: 86.2. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Central Asia
- 86.2 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Kazakhstan 76.49 · Tajikistan 11.44 · Uzbekistan 81.57
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
93.42
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Kyrgyzstan: 93.42. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Central Asia
- 98.98 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- China 89.82 · Kazakhstan 97.86 · Tajikistan 85.22 · Uzbekistan 98.98
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
6.827
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Kyrgyzstan: 6.827. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Central Asia
- 6.827 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- China 3.897 · Kazakhstan 4.865 · Tajikistan 5.437 · Uzbekistan 5.473
02Over time
Which way Kyrgyzstan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan fell from 7.985 in 2000 to 2.982 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2024 2.98 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 3.54 3.002 2021 4.33 3.330 2020 5.26 2.678 2019 2.78 2.758 2018 2.30 2.439 2017 2.71 2.907 2016 2.76 2.954 2015 4.96 3.052 2014 4.61 3.904 2013 5.55 3.413 2012 5.79 3.408 2011 6.04 3.626 2010 5.32 3.491 2009 6.57 3.577 2008 6.86 3.878 2007 6.74 4.029 2006 5.93 4.338 2005 7.25 4.571 2004 4.62 3.791 2003 9.13 4.412 2002 8.30 4.144 2001 7.80 4.051 2000 7.98 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan rose from 41.34 in 2000 to 86.2 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2024 86.20 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 83.54 87.7 2021 86.86 87.0 2020 89.81 88.3 2019 86.87 88.8 2018 84.39 89.6 2017 85.32 87.4 2016 66.27 87.9 2015 68.34 88.2 2014 61.78 89.2 2013 61.86 88.0 2012 60.19 85.4 2011 51.05 86.2 2010 50.84 86.1 2009 52.07 84.8 2008 50.56 85.8 2007 45.90 86.7 2006 43.30 84.0 2005 43.95 82.2 2004 44.93 81.8 2003 44.06 78.3 2002 41.09 80.0 2001 41.13 80.8 2000 41.34 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan rose from 86.72 in 2000 to 93.42 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2025 93.42 64.9 2024 93.09 65.0 2023 92.81 64.2 2022 92.48 63.6 2021 92.18 62.9 2020 91.92 62.2 2019 91.67 61.5 2018 91.46 60.9 2017 91.32 60.5 2016 91.23 60.1 2015 91.31 58.9 2014 91.46 57.0 2013 91.70 54.7 2012 91.93 52.4 2011 92.11 50.9 2010 92.30 49.5 2009 92.45 48.5 2008 92.50 47.4 2007 92.46 46.2 2006 92.29 45.0 2005 91.96 43.8 2004 91.35 42.9 2003 90.53 41.6 2002 89.43 40.3 2001 88.14 39.0 2000 86.72 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan rose from 3.508 in 2000 to 6.827 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2023 6.827 3.7092 2022 7.169 4.0570 2021 5.167 4.2611 2020 5.733 4.4056 2019 5.080 4.1407 2018 5.553 4.2159 2017 6.026 4.1401 2016 6.586 4.2342 2015 5.986 4.2386 2014 5.532 4.2005 2013 6.780 4.3493 2012 7.384 4.0348 2011 6.791 3.9987 2010 5.819 4.1396 2009 6.233 4.6638 2008 5.913 4.4226 2007 6.467 4.1717 2006 5.550 4.0593 2005 4.874 4.0557 2004 4.622 3.9745 2003 4.475 4.1595 2002 4.445 4.0173 2001 3.854 4.1002 2000 3.508 3.8861
03In context
Kyrgyzstan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Kyrgyzstan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan | 25th | 0.566 | 81.57 | 98.98 | 5.473 |
| Kyrgyzstan | =38th | 2.982 | 86.2 | 93.42 | 6.827 |
 China | 51st | — | — | 89.82 | 3.897 |
 Kazakhstan | 76th | 6.402 | 76.49 | 97.86 | 4.865 |
 Tajikistan | 108th | 4.151 | 11.44 | 85.22 | 5.437 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Uzbekistan25th
- Kyrgyzstan=38th
- Kazakhstan76th
- Tajikistan108th
Turkmenistan126th
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Kyrgyzstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kyrgyzstan is ahead of the world, and behind
30 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Kyrgyzstan does better than the middle country measured.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.980.529No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 0.98 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.2493.99No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 99.24 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 27th of 172 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49419.455.494▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 19.45 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 13th of 75 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2198.6989.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 98.69 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 31st of 164 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.7598.22No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 99.75 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.079.933▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 12.07 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 41st of 193 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.497.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 99.4 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 48th of 165 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4090.446No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 0.409 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 97th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.6527.941▲ Improved since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 8.652 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 67th of 172 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8623.9319.86▼ Worsened since 2018
Kyrgyzstan: 23.93 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 36th of 90 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6695.5493.66▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 95.54 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32420.09414.32▲ Improved since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 420.09 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 80th of 172 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7753.1752.77▼ Worsened since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 53.17 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 47th of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Kyrgyzstan does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.2091.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 1.209 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 35th of 95 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1991.3493.19No real change since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 91.34 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 109 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3437.7836.343▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 7.783 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 50th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.7113.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 12.71 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 195 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.3780.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 0.378 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 119th of 176 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0264.4934.02No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 64.49 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 40th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9341.565.93▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 41.5 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 87th of 120 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5912.9714.59▼ Worsened since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 12.97 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 77 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.913.3748.9No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 13.37 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5916.7858.59No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 16.78 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.0540.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 0.054 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 84 · derived.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1761.3938.17No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 61.39 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2403,5352,240Moved since 2022
Kyrgyzstan: 3,535 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2795.7285.279Moved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 5.728 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3521.7234.35No real change since 2018
Kyrgyzstan: 21.72 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6013.9825.601Moved since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 3.982 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.328.4735.3Moved since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 28.47 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
No current reading for Kyrgyzstan
Government Funding per Primary Student, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2017), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2017), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Researchers per Million Inhabitants and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2009). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Kyrgyzstan’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Kyrgyzstan’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy15th of 1652/3 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 38th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience50th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality42nd of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 83rd of 2004/4 keys
- Gender & Equality93rd of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital112th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology116th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation106th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Security110th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade120th of 1772/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties135th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 125th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions137th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture133rd of 1844/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability147th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Kyrgyzstan can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Uzbekistan25th4/4 keysThis page
Kyrgyzstan=38th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Kyrgyzstan on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank on education & knowledge?
Kyrgyzstan is placed joint 38th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Kyrgyzstan?
2.982 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Kyrgyzstan?
86.2 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Kyrgyzstan compare with China on education & knowledge?
China is placed 51st of 198, and Kyrgyzstan joint 38th. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: China 89.82, Kyrgyzstan 93.42; Government Spending on Education: China 3.897, Kyrgyzstan 6.827.
How have Kyrgyzstan’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 7.985 in 2000 to 2.982 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 41.34 in 2000 to 86.2 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 86.72 in 2000 to 93.42 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.508 in 2000 to 6.827 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Kyrgyzstan?
No current reading is published for Kyrgyzstan on Government Funding per Primary Student, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Researchers per Million Inhabitants and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 30 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kyrgyzstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kyrgyzstan (banner) — Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kyrgyzstan: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kyrgyzstan/education