Kyrgyz Republic — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Kyrgyz Republic, 1994–2023.
Education spending for Kyrgyz Republic was 6.83% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1994 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.38% in 2012. The lowest was 3.51% in 2000 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.69% per year.
Kyrgyz Republic ranks 13 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Kyrgyz Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 3 of 45 economies; Moldova (6.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 39% in 2022. That is 13% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 100 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 18th of 68 in 1994 → 71st of 116 in 2000 → 24th of 130 in 2010 → 31st of 157 in 2020 → 5th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 7.17% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.17% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 5.73% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 5.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 6.03% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 6.59% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 5.99% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 5.53% | -1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 6.78% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 7.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 6.79% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.82% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 6.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.91% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 6.47% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 5.55% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 4.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.45% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 3.85% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.51% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 4.09% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 4.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 6.16% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 5.59% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kyrgyz Republic’s Education spending in 1995?
6.16% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kyrgyz Republic’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +22.2% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.83%; 2022: 7.17%; 2021: 5.17%; 2020: 5.73%; 2019: 5.08%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.