What is lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan?

Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1995.

What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.

How does Kazakhstan rank for lower secondary school starting age?

Kazakhstan ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.

Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan

Name: Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kazakhstan: Lower secondary school starting age was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

10 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

192nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

11 years

in 1995

All-time low

10 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan, 1970–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan stood at 10 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan peaked at 11 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1970.

Kazakhstan ranks 192nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary school starting age (years) in Kazakhstan, 1970 to 2025.
Year	years	Change
1970	10 years	—
1971	10 years	+0.0%
1972	10 years	+0.0%
1973	10 years	+0.0%
1974	10 years	+0.0%
1975	10 years	+0.0%
1976	10 years	+0.0%
1977	10 years	+0.0%
1978	10 years	+0.0%
1979	10 years	+0.0%
1980	10 years	+0.0%
1981	10 years	+0.0%
1982	10 years	+0.0%
1983	10 years	+0.0%
1984	10 years	+0.0%
1985	10 years	+0.0%
1986	10 years	+0.0%
1987	10 years	+0.0%
1988	10 years	+0.0%
1989	10 years	+0.0%
1990	10 years	+0.0%
1991	10 years	+0.0%
1992	10 years	+0.0%
1993	10 years	+0.0%
1994	10 years	+0.0%
1995	11 years	+10.0%
1996	11 years	+0.0%
1997	11 years	+0.0%
1998	11 years	+0.0%
1999	11 years	+0.0%
2000	11 years	+0.0%
2001	11 years	+0.0%
2002	11 years	+0.0%
2003	11 years	+0.0%
2004	11 years	+0.0%
2005	11 years	+0.0%
2006	11 years	+0.0%
2007	11 years	+0.0%
2008	11 years	+0.0%
2009	11 years	+0.0%
2010	11 years	+0.0%
2011	11 years	+0.0%
2012	11 years	+0.0%
2013	11 years	+0.0%
2014	11 years	+0.0%
2015	11 years	+0.0%
2016	11 years	+0.0%
2017	11 years	+0.0%
2018	11 years	+0.0%
2019	11 years	+0.0%
2020	10 years	-9.1%
2021	10 years	+0.0%
2022	10 years	+0.0%
2023	10 years	+0.0%
2024	10 years	+0.0%
2025	10 years	+0.0%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

Kazakhstan's 10 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 years, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Kazakhstan's 10 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11 years, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	10 years	10 years	10 years	10
1980s	10 years	10 years	10 years	10
1990s	10.5 years	10 years	11 years	10
2000s	11 years	11 years	11 years	10
2010s	11 years	11 years	11 years	10
2020s	10 years	10 years	10 years	6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

192 Armenia 10 years compare
192 Austria 10 years compare
192 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
192 Belarus 10 years compare
192 Germany 10 years compare
192 Myanmar 10 years compare
192 Nepal 10 years compare
192 Oman 10 years compare
192 Pakistan 10 years compare
192 Slovakia 10 years compare
192 Somalia 10 years compare
192 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
192 Turkey 10 years compare
192 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
192 Ukraine 10 years compare
192 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare
192 Palestine 10 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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)

All data for Kazakhstan →

Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan?: Lower secondary school starting age in Kazakhstan was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1995.
What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
How does Kazakhstan rank for lower secondary school starting age?: Kazakhstan ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.