Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.34 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan stood at 1.34 GPIA.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.85 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8647 GPIA, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 20th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9938 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 GPIA | +86.0% |
| 2002 | 1.77 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.77 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8647 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9236 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9606 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9807 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.28 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.34 GPIA | +5.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.34 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9277 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.34 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +86.0% | 0.9938 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan was 1.34 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8647 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 20th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release