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 3.9% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan is 3.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.
That places Kazakhstan 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 7.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -89.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +326.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +30.7% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 42% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +326.9% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 0.8% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.0% | 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 3.9% 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 8.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Kazakhstan ranks 129th out of 171 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 28.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release