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 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 4.9% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
Kazakhstan ranks 90th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -85.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +212.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +72.8% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +7.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 4.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 4.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 3.2× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +212.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan was 4.9% 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 7.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Kazakhstan ranks 90th 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 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release