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
Kazakhstan recorded 3.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2004.
Kazakhstan ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 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 4.1% 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 2.4% in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 121st 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 down 13.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release