Kazakhstan vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kazakhstan
22.0%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
14.7%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
10th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
8th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kazakhstan
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 22.0% against 14.7% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.5 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 16.2% | 5.4% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 16.1% | 1.2% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 14.7% | 5.4% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Kazakhstan or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Kazakhstan, at 22.0% against 14.7% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kazakhstan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release