Secondary school starting age rose 0% to 11.0 years in Kyrgyzstan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, secondary school starting age in Kyrgyzstan reached an all time high of 11.0 years in 2021 and an all time low of 10.0 years in 1970. When compared to Kyrgyzstan's main peers, secondary school starting age in China amounted to 12.0 years, 10.0 years in Kazakhstan, 11.0 years in Tajikistan and 11.0 years in Uzbekistan in 2021.
Kyrgyzstan has been ranked 139th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of secondary school starting age, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Secondary School Starting Age | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
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