Number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of primary education enrolments was 1.58 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan is 1.58 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.58 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 947,807, in 2007.
Kazakhstan ranks 19th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.15 million | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 972,931 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 947,807 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 956,019 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 950,976 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 957,919 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 985,599 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.58 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.12 million | 1.06 million | 1.15 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 1.16 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million | 947,807 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 957,919 | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million | 1.51 million | 1.58 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan?
- Number of primary education enrolments in Kazakhstan was 1.58 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of primary education enrolments recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of primary education enrolments recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 947,807 in 2007.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of primary education enrolments?
- Kazakhstan ranks 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of primary education enrolments rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of primary education enrolments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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