Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 7.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2006.
Kazakhstan ranks 73rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -66.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +209.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +68.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +137.5% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -49.4% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +28.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 7.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 | +209.8% | 1.0% | 3.1% |
| 2020 | +137.5% | 4.5% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.0% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 70 Saint Lucia 7.6% compare
- 71 San Marino 7.3% compare
- 72 New Caledonia 7.2%
- 74 Seychelles 7.1% compare
- 75 Kiribati 6.9% compare
- 76 Benin 6.8% 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 of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Kazakhstan was 7.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Kazakhstan ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release