Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan is 19.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 23.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1999.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 11.4% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 11.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 16.1% | 23.5% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Kyrgyzstan
- Manufacturing, value added 1.74 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 129.99 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 93.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 23.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.09 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.66 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 20.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 21.06 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan was 19.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1999.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.