Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 6.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.4%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
72nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.3%
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2006.
Kazakhstan ranks 72nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 6.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 6.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 69 Saint Lucia 6.7% compare
- 70 South Africa 6.6% compare
- 71 Ecuador 6.5% compare
- 73 Serbia 6.4% compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 6.3% compare
- 75 Bulgaria 6.3% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan was 6.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Kazakhstan ranks 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release