Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 12.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan is 12.53 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan peaked at 12.53 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.96 years, in 1990.
Kazakhstan ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.96 years | — |
| 1991 | 8.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 8.35 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.54 years | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 8.73 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 8.92 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.13 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.33 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.54 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.74 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 9.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.15 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.36 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.97 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.18 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.38 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.19 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.16 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.62 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.53 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.84 years | 7.96 years | 9.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 years | 9.95 years | 11.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.79 years | 11.16 years | 12.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 years | 12.41 years | 12.53 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Kazakhstan was 12.53 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 years in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Kazakhstan ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.