Every year in November, Kyrgyzstan celebrates Science Day, which was established on January 14, 2002, in accordance with a government resolution. The National Statistical Committee provided information on the current state of science in the republic.
The history of scientific development in Kyrgyzstan began in 1943 when the Kyrgyz Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences was created, despite the challenging conditions of war. In December 1954, in Frunze, based on this branch, the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR was established. At that time, the academy employed 203 researchers, including 12 doctors and 83 candidates of sciences.
In 1993, the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan was transformed into the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, gaining the status of the highest state scientific institution.
In 2024, scientific research at the academy was conducted by 1,315 employees, among whom were 129 doctors and 256 candidates of sciences. Women made up approximately 52% of the total number of employees.
In the same year, the state budget expenditures for scientific research and development amounted to 893 million soms, which is 50% more compared to 2020.
Kyrgyzstan had 68 scientific organizations, of which 36% belonged to the higher education sector, and 31% to the academic sector.
Among the scientific and technical works carried out in 2024, about 55% were conducted by the academic sector.
More than 8,000 people, including scientific and pedagogical staff of higher educational institutions, were engaged in scientific research and development.
Of the total number of specialists involved in scientific activities, about 80% are researchers, of whom approximately 38% hold a doctoral or candidate degree. Interestingly, among them, women make up about 62%.
Postgraduate and doctoral programs provide opportunities for specialists from various fields of the economy to enhance their scientific and pedagogical qualifications based on higher education.
In 2024, the number of postgraduates reached 2.4 thousand, with the largest share in medical (24%), pedagogical (16%), legal (13%), and economic (8%) fields. The number of doctoral students reached 623. More than 60% of postgraduates and about 60% of doctoral students are women.
In 2024, 591 postgraduates graduated, with the largest portion coming from pedagogical (20%), medical (15%), legal, and historical (12%) fields.
