Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 7.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2002.
That places Kazakhstan 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 7.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 7.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2002.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release