Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 13,738 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13,738 number
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
89th
of 149 countries
All-time high
77,696 number
in 2005
All-time low
13,738 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2004–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan, 2004–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2004201120192004: 73.3k number2005: 77.7k number2006: 60.7k number2007: 61.9k number2008: 59.2k number2013: 47.9k number2014: 44.1k number2015: 41.3k number2016: 31.7k number2017: 23.2k number2018: 16.8k number2019: 13.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan recorded 13,738 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 77,696 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13,738 number, in 2019.

That places Kyrgyzstan 89th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Kyrgyzstan, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 73,317 number
2005 77,696 number +6.0%
2006 60,676 number -21.9%
2007 61,902 number +2.0%
2008 59,162 number -4.4%
2013 47,936 number -19.0%
2014 44,106 number -8.0%
2015 41,336 number -6.3%
2016 31,716 number -23.3%
2017 23,230 number -26.8%
2018 16,804 number -27.7%
2019 13,738 number -18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66,551 number 59,162 number 77,696 number 5
2010s 31,267 number 13,738 number 47,936 number 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Kyrgyzstan was 13,738 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 77,696 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 13,738 number in 2019.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/