Kyrgyz Republic's primary education, teachers was 26,847 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 55.85% from 17,226 in 2015 (4.54% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 26,847 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 21,919 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 17,226 | 2015 |
| Highest | 26,847 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 11,000 | 1981 |
| Average since 2016 | 22,841 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 11,000 | 1981 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Kyrgyz Republic's primary education, teachers rose 1.3% on 2024 (from 26,494 to 26,847).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.1% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.4% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 877.75 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 29,559 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1,293, against 2,987 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Kyrgyz Republic had the 10th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyz Republic | 26,847 | 2025 |
| World | 34.1 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 3.52 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 11.3 million | 2024 |
Closest to Kyrgyz Republic in the 2025 ranking
- Uzbekistan — 7th of 14: 130,601
- Kazakhstan — 8th of 14: 113,317
- Burundi — 9th of 14: 43,226
- Lao PDR — 11th of 14: 21,845
- Gambia, The — 12th of 14: 13,495
- Tuvalu — 13th of 14: 107
What this measures
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 31 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26,847 |
| 2024 | 26,494 |
| 2023 | 25,366 |
| 2022 | 23,249 |
| 2021 | 23,012 |
| 2020 | 21,919 |
| 2019 | 21,484 |
| 2018 | 21,154 |
| 2017 | 20,110 |
| 2016 | 18,770 |
| 2015 |
Primary education, teachers in nearby economies
More education data for Kyrgyz Republic
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 630,435 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.95% (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 53.88% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.06% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.85% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils
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Questions people ask
- What is Kyrgyz Republic's primary education, teachers?
- 26,847 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 144.06% from 11,000 in 1981 (2.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 26,847 in 2025 and the lowest 11,000 in 1981.
- How does Kyrgyz Republic rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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