Adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Adolescents out of school was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3.7% for adolescents out of school in 2025.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
That places Kazakhstan 107th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 104 Seychelles 3.9% compare
- 105 Sierra Leone 3.8% compare
- 106 Grenada 3.7% compare
- 108 Brazil 3.6% compare
- 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.6% compare
- 110 Cayman Islands 3.3% compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,627 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 638 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 505,387 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 476,418 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan?
- Adolescents out of school in Kazakhstan was 3.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for adolescents out of school?
- Kazakhstan ranks 107th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.