Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 41.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan is 41.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2013.
That places Kazakhstan 4th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.7% | — |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.3% | 25.7% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 37.2% | 44.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 78.6% compare
- 2 Guyana 54.1%
- 3 Namibia 47.4% compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 39.4% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 36.8% compare
- 7 Aruba 36.5%
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,620 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,697 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 412,488 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 356,492 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 41.5% 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 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 4th 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 30.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release