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Education in Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan recognizes the need to educate its people. The State provided for compulsory undertaking of free basic education to promote literacy. Higher educational attainment became a privilege common to well-off individuals. Good thing, there are educational grants given to deserving students through supportive State Universities.

The overall management of this particular sector is left in the hands of the Ministry of Education. Kyrgyzification of educational system was facilitated to move on from the Soviet-based curriculum. This idea earned favourable response to develop national identity though a Slavic School was instituted for Russian students.

General educational program provides for three classified levels namely: basic primary education (grades one to four); basic secondary education (grades five to nine); and high school education (grades ten to eleven). These aim to instil knowledge, skills, and preparation to higher education. Recent addition to the basic curriculum includes foreign language and computer studies. Unfortunately, classes are commonly administered in two to three shifts due to scarce of teachers, classrooms, and facilities.

College education is well represented by State Universities comprising 73% of the total school count in the past decade. The remaining 27% is left to private academies. Tertiary Schools offer two different programs either the traditional type (exclusive five-year program); or the multilevel type (optional programs such as vocational, bachelor, and graduate studies).

The country encourages furtherance of educational freedom. In fact, postgraduate courses are available to those seeking for doctorate or specialization degrees. Also, adult education is extended to those looking for literacy opportunities even in old age.