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 3.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan is 3.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2004.
That places Kazakhstan 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 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 3.3% 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 3.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 129th out of 206 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 unchanged. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release