Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2020

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.812005201220202005: 0.842 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.994 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.904 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.918 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.943 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.98 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.954 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.811 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.942 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.972 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 1 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Kyrgyzstan 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Kyrgyzstan, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2005 0.8%
2008 1.0% +18.0%
2009 0.9% -9.1%
2010 0.9% +1.5%
2011 0.9% +2.8%
2012 1.0% +3.9%
2015 1.0% -2.7%
2016 0.8% -14.9%
2017 1.0% +23.2%
2018 0.9% -5.8%
2019 1.0% +3.2%
2020 1.0% +2.9%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 3
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 8
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 1 Armenia 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Denmark 1.0% compare
  3. 1 Iceland 1.0% compare
  4. 1 Korea 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  6. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  7. 1 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Kyrgyzstan was 1.0% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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