Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Kazakhstan, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Kazakhstan is 4.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2004.
That places Kazakhstan 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 113,317 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Kazakhstan?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Kazakhstan was 4.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.