Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan stood at 11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 26.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2025.
That places Kazakhstan 118th out of 122 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26.0% | — |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -35.7% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.1% | 26.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.2% | 18.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 115 Republic of Korea 13.8% compare
- 116 Guyana 13.7%
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 9.4% compare
- 120 Cuba 8.2% compare
- 121 Uzbekistan 6.6% 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 11.2% 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 26.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 118th out of 122 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 57.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release