Education
The school system in Kyrgyzstan includes primary (grades 1 to 4) and secondary (grades 5 to 11 (or sometimes 12)) divisions within one school. Children are usually accepted to primary schools at the age of 7. It is required that every child finishes 9 grades of school and receives a certificate of completion. Grades 10-11 are optional, but it is necessary to complete them to graduate and receive a state-accredited school diploma. To graduate, a student must complete the 11-year school course and pass 4 mandatory state exams in writing, maths, history and a foreign language.
There are 77 public schools in Bishkek (capitol) and more than 200 in the rest of the country. There are 55 higher educational institutions and universities in Kyrgyzstan, out of which 37 are state institutions.
Higher educational institutions in Kyrgyzstan include:
- International University Of Kyrgyzstan
- University of Central Asia
- American University of Central Asia
- Bishkek Humanities University
- International Ataturk-Alatoo University
- Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture n.a. N. Isanov
- Kyrgyz National University
- Kyrgyz Technical University
- Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University, formerly Arabaev Kyrgyz State University
- Kyrgyz Russian Slavonic University
- Kyrgyz-Russian State University
- Kyrgyz-Turkish MANAS University
- Social University (previously Kyrgyz-Uzbek University)
- Moskov Institute Of Law And Enterprise
- Osh State University
- Osh Technological University
- Plato University of Management and Design
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