Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 12.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 119th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26.9% | — |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -32.0% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 19.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 116 Puerto Rico 14.3% compare
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 13.6% compare
- 118 Republic of Korea 13.5% compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 12.6% compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 11.2% compare
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 8.6% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan was 12.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 119th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release