Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 83,727 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 83,727 for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan peaked at 133,855 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,737, in 2006.
That places Kazakhstan 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 128,904 | — |
| 2006 | 11,737 | -90.9% |
| 2010 | 45,818 | +290.4% |
| 2011 | 39,076 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 51,268 | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 71,572 | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 80,365 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 108,807 | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 128,067 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 133,855 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 125,256 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 111,874 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 133,647 | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 119,012 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 125,107 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 84,484 | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 83,727 | -0.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 83,727 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,897, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 83,727 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,296, 6.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +290.4% | 11,737 | 45,818 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,320 | 11,737 | 128,904 | 2 |
| 2010s | 89,596 | 39,076 | 133,855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,195 | 83,727 | 133,647 | 5 |
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 out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kazakhstan was 83,727 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 133,855 in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,737 in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Kazakhstan ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release