Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 79.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan, 1989–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 79.0% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan peaked at 79.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1989.
Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.7% | — |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +239.8% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | +52.9% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.7% | 60.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 981,805 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768,980 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,620 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,697 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 412,488 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kazakhstan was 79.0% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1989.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.