Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Kazakhstan or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 9.9% against 9.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan?

10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan: Expenditure on tertiary education

Kazakhstan

9.4%

in 2018

Tajikistan

9.9%

in 2015

Kazakhstan rank

143rd

Tajikistan rank

141st

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

Kazakhstan
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 9.9% against 9.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 143rd and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 160 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.8%	9.1%	5.8%	Kazakhstan
2000s	13.5%	9.3%	4.2%	Kazakhstan
2010s	15.3%	9.9%	5.3%	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Kazakhstan or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 9.9% against 9.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2015.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan?: 0.5%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Kazakhstan and Tajikistan rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: Kazakhstan ranks 143rd and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.