Children not in school in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Children not in school was 25.91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children not in school in Kazakhstan, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children not in school in Kazakhstan is 25.91, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 175.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children not in school in Kazakhstan peaked at 25.91 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.41, in 2015.
That places Kazakhstan 56th 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 22 years of available data.
Children not in school in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.68 | — |
| 2002 | 25.02 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.08 | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 19.05 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.04 | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 16.47 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 9.82 | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 11.34 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 12.58 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 12.3 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.57 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 10.43 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.41 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 13.95 | +48.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5 | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 22.29 | +134.7% |
| 2021 | 25.52 | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 25.74 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.57 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 23.51 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.91 | +10.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 25.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.57, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 25.91 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.85, 9.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children not in school in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +134.7% | 9.5 | 22.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.25 | 9.82 | 25.68 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.25 | 9.41 | 13.95 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.42 | 22.29 | 25.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.33 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.09 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children not in school in Kazakhstan?
- Children not in school in Kazakhstan was 25.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children not in school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.91 in 2025.
- What is the lowest children not in school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for children not in school?
- Kazakhstan ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children not in school rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children not in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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