Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan is 19.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2014.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.8% | — |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +41.3% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 14.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 14.3% | 20.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 12 Guyana 20.8%
- 13 Viet Nam 19.9%
- 14 Rwanda 19.2% compare
- 16 Seychelles 17.6% compare
- 17 Eritrea 15.8%
- 18 Philippines 15.3% compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6994 % change on previous year (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 19.0% 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 20.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th 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 up 62.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release