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

Latest (2024)
19.6%
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2022
All-time low
11.4%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1996–2024

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kyrgyzstan, 1996–2024

05101520251996201020241996: 18.8 %1998: 13.7 %1999: 11.4 %2000: 11.6 %2001: 13.7 %2002: 15.1 %2003: 15.9 %2004: 16.2 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 19.1 %2007: 21.9 %2008: 21.2 %2009: 19.2 %2010: 15.7 %2011: 18.2 %2012: 18.2 %2013: 17.8 %2014: 14.4 %2015: 15.7 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 16.3 %2018: 16.8 %2019: 16.5 %2020: 17.9 %2021: 16.1 %2022: 23.5 %2023: 22.1 %2024: 19.6 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

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  4. 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
  5. 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
  6. 23 Eswatini 19.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.