The New State Educational Standards in Kyrgyzstan: A Guide for Teachers

Highlights

Kyrgyzstan officially launched its updated State Educational Standards. The updated standards serve as a national curriculum framework and form the foundation for developing educational programmes aimed at ensuring quality education for every child in Kyrgyzstan. They focus on equipping children with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for success and development in the modern world.

The new standards cover all levels of education — from pre-primary to secondary — and will impact more than 1.4 million children across the country. Their development was made possible through technical support from UNICEF, provided to the Ministry of Education and the Kyrgyz Academy for Education.

The update of the standards is part of a broader education reform initiative known as “Altyn Kazyk” (Polar Star). The reform includes the transition to a 12-year education system, modernization of state educational standards, curricula, teaching methods, and textbooks, digital transformation, optimization of district education offices, and expansion of preschool coverage.