Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan is 99.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1989.
That places Kazakhstan 34th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 89.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 113,317 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.33 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kazakhstan was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1989.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release