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 3.7% 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 3.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
That places Kazakhstan 110th out of 183 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 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 2.4× the median. (49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +84.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 107 Seychelles 3.9% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 3.8% compare
- 109 Grenada 3.7% compare
- 111 Brazil 3.6% compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.6% compare
- 113 Cayman Islands 3.3% compare
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 3.7% 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 8.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 110th out of 183 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 down 39.2%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release