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Universities in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has 22 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1925. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES22
OLDEST1925
FOUNDED 1900+20
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later20 · 91%
Date unknown2 · 9%
Oldest universities in Kyrgyzstan
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1925Kyrgyz National University
1933Kyrgyz National Agrarian University
1939Kyrgyz State Medical Academy
1939Osh State University
1940Issyk-Kul State University
1941Supreme Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
1945I.Arabaev Kyrgyz State University
1954Kyrgyz Technical University
1955Kyrgyzskaya State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports
1979Bishkek Humanities University
1992Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
1992Presidential Academy of Management
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