Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.5% 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 15.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 402.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 15.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 45th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.2% | — |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +96.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +93.5% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 3.1% | 12.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 42 North Macedonia 16.2% compare
- 43 Burundi 15.9% compare
- 44 Poland 15.6% compare
- 46 Netherlands 15.3% compare
- 47 Canada 15.3% compare
- 48 Madagascar 14.9% 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 15.5% 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 15.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 45th out of 123 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 402.4%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release