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 1.24 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.24 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.91 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8945 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Kazakhstan 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.91 GPIA | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 1.86 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.85 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.73 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.58 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.31 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.968 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9156 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8952 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8945 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.24 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +51.3% | 1.26 GPIA | 1.91 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.91 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8945 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan was 1.24 GPIA 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 1.91 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8945 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Kazakhstan ranks 29th 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 up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release