Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 4.6% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2006.
Kazakhstan ranks 124th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -73.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +83.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 4.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.1% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 5 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan was 4.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Kazakhstan ranks 124th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release