Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 36.9%
World rank
117th
of 148 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2004–2019

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

024682004201120192004: 7 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 5.7 %2007: 6.3 %2008: 5.9 %2013: 5.1 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 3 %2017: 2.1 %2018: 1.4 %2019: 0.866 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kyrgyzstan is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 7.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Kyrgyzstan, 2004 to 2019.
Year % Change
2004 7.0%
2005 7.2% +3.5%
2006 5.7% -20.5%
2007 6.3% +9.2%
2008 5.9% -5.1%
2013 5.1% -14.8%
2014 4.7% -6.6%
2015 4.2% -10.2%
2016 3.0% -28.5%
2017 2.1% -30.4%
2018 1.4% -35.0%
2019 0.9% -36.9%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 10% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.4% 5.7% 7.2% 5
2010s 3.1% 0.9% 5.1% 7

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 114 Belarus 0.9% compare
  2. 115 Czechia 0.9% compare
  3. 116 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  4. 118 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  5. 119 Seychelles 0.8%
  6. 120 Georgia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kyrgyzstan?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kyrgyzstan was 0.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/