Kyrgyz Republic
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is strong, but Governance lags
Kyrgyz Republic shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (55th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 55th
- Global rank
- #80
- Regional rank
- #44
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Country profile
Kyrgyz Republic shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Its weakest results are in Governance (31, 25th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
Innovation presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
Key insights
Places 80th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 44th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (92.0) to Governance (30.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score