Children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Children out of school, primary was 128,155 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan is 128,155, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan peaked at 170,299 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21,178, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53,182 | — |
| 2001 | 28,095 | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 27,422 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 24,507 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 24,586 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21,178 | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 23,156 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 38,263 | +65.2% |
| 2008 | 52,341 | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 67,436 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 78,577 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 75,710 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 80,042 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 91,695 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 100,221 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 105,069 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 113,415 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 80,808 | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 72,946 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 58,533 | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 165,748 | +183.2% |
| 2021 | 170,299 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 162,925 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 93,210 | -42.8% |
| 2024 | 102,766 | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 128,155 | +24.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 | +183.2% | 58,533 | 165,748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,017 | 21,178 | 67,436 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,702 | 58,533 | 113,415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,184 | 93,210 | 170,299 | 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 out of school, primary in Kazakhstan?
- Children out of school, primary in Kazakhstan was 128,155 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 170,299 in 2021.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,178 in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for children out of school, primary?
- Kazakhstan ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.