Kyrgyzstan plans to build 115 kindergartens a year until 2030

Kyrgyzstan plans to build 115 kindergartens each year, with 240 places per facility, and to raise preschool coverage to 80% by 2030. The measures are part of the first stage of the Concept of Demographic Policy until 2040, which was discussed on 16 October at a meeting of the Council on Demographic Policy under the Cabinet, the Ministry of Social Labour reported.

The council's first session was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ulan Mamatkanov, and participants reviewed the country's demographic situation and the 2026–2030 action plan. If the construction targets are met, the 115 kindergartens would add 27,600 places a year. The plan also includes at least two regional perinatal centres, at least 15 parenthood schools and national digital registers of pregnant women and newborns.

Preschool coverage stood at 44.3% in 2025. Separately, the Bala Yrysy benefit, paying 1,200 soms a month to children from birth to age three, has been in effect since August 2026. Mamatkanov stressed the need for coordinated action by agencies and constant monitoring of the plan. The population was 7.404 million at the start of 2026, up 1.7% in 2025.