Educational system of Kyrgyzstan

EUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF KYRGYZSTAN

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• Education in Kyrgyzstan is compulsory for nine years, between ages seven and 15. Following four years of primary and five years of lower secondary school, the system offers two years of upper secondary school, specialized secondary school, or vocational/technical school.

Pre-school and primary education

• Pre-school is addressed to children from 3 to 6/7 and is not compulsory.

• Primary school usually starts at 6 or 7, lasts four years and is compulsory. Since 2007, uniforms are required in primary education. The law was pointed out as a source of school-drop out, as the uniform has to be bought by the parents. Teaching quality is sometime described as "poor" Kyrgyzstan ranked last in reading, mathematics and science at PISA

Secondary education

• Secondary education begins with the basic secondary education, which lasts four years and is compulsory. Students have then the choice between comprehensive and vocation educations.

• Comprehensive education is constituted of a two-year curriculum, which grants — if completed — a certificate of completion ("attestat"). The certificate is generally required to join a university.

• After finishing the 11 th grade. Students take the ORT test on the subjects of Kyrgyz language and mathematic.

• Higher education includes universities, academies, specialized higher education institutes and institutes. There are 54 tertiary education institutions: 33 public for 21 private.

• Universities deliver bachelor (Bakalavr) degree in four years, which allows students to pursue master (Magistr) programs, lasting two years.