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 4.5% 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 4.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
Kazakhstan ranks 102nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 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 | 5.4% | +58.3% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 4.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 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 4.5% 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 8.1% 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 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 102nd 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 down 20.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release