Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25.9%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
56th
of 179 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2025
All-time low
9.4%
in 2015
Years of data
22
2001–2025

Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan, 2001–2025

01020302001201320252001: 25.7 %2002: 25 %2003: 19.1 %2004: 19.1 %2005: 16 %2006: 16.5 %2007: 12.8 %2008: 9.8 %2009: 11.3 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 10.6 %2014: 10.4 %2015: 9.4 %2016: 13.9 %2019: 9.5 %2020: 22.3 %2021: 25.5 %2022: 25.7 %2023: 23.6 %2024: 23.5 %2025: 25.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan is 25.9%, 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, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan peaked at 25.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.3% 9.8% 25.7% 9
2010s 11.2% 9.4% 13.9% 7
2020s 24.4% 22.3% 25.9% 6

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  5. 58 Grenada 25.0% compare
  6. 59 Paraguay 25.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan?
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan was 25.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
How does Kazakhstan rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
Kazakhstan ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of children who are not in pre-primary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.