Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 25.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan is 25.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan peaked at 25.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2013.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.5% | — |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -57.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +96.0% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +97.1% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | +10.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 25.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 25.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 7.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 10.3% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 5.6% | 17.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 21.5% | 25.8% | 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 one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Kazakhstan was 25.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2013.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release