Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 91.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 91.3% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kazakhstan peaked at 96.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.9% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 88.5% | 93.3% | 6 |
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 gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kazakhstan?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Kazakhstan was 91.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kazakhstan ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.