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 7.9% 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
Kazakhstan recorded 7.9% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 62nd of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -45.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +69.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +173.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -43.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +23.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 5.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +173.2% | 4.0% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 59 Mongolia 8.6% compare
- 60 Martinique 8.5%
- 61 Guatemala 8.4% compare
- 63 Panama 7.7% compare
- 64 Kuwait 7.5% compare
- 65 New Caledonia 7.4%
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 7.9% 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 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 62nd out of 203 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 down 5.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release