Kyrgyzstan

In brief

Public spending on education, share of GDP: 6.8% (2023). World rank 15 of 184; in Asia, 1 of 42. Health spending per person: $97 (2023). World rank 145 of 193; in Asia, 36 of 46. Children vaccinated against measles: 96% (2024). World rank 46 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 22 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 98.1% → 99%, secondary school enrolment 89% → 91.7%, and higher education enrolment 46.5% → 53.9%. Better than all its neighbours (China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan): access to basic sanitation. Worse than all its neighbours (China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan): doctors per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, access to clean cooking fuels, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births.