Children out of school, female in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Children out of school, female was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, female in Kazakhstan stood at 8.7%.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -33.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +222.5% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +20.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 4.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female 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 | +222.5% | 3.4% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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 children out of school, female in Kazakhstan?
- Children out of school, female in Kazakhstan was 8.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for children out of school, female?
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.