Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 1995
All-time low
10 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 10 years for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan peaked at 11 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1970.
Kazakhstan ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan, year by year
| 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% |
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
- 198 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare
- 198 Armenia 10 years compare
- 198 Austria 10 years compare
- 198 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
- 198 Belarus 10 years compare
- 198 Germany 10 years compare
- 198 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
- 198 Myanmar 10 years compare
- 198 Nepal 10 years compare
- 198 Oman 10 years compare
- 198 Pakistan 10 years compare
- 198 Palestine, State of 10 years compare
- 198 Somalia 10 years compare
- 198 Slovakia 10 years compare
- 198 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
- 198 Türkiye 10 years compare
- 198 Ukraine 10 years compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 113,317 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 981,805 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Kazakhstan was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Kazakhstan ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release