Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 91.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan, 1986–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 91.4% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan peaked at 98.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2025.
That places Kazakhstan 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 95.7% | — |
| 1989 | 92.5% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 96.4% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 91.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 91.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 94.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kazakhstan was 91.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Kazakhstan ranks 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.