Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan stood at 20.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 318.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 122 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 | 9.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +67.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +96.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 5.0% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 20.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 37 Slovakia 22.0% compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 21.6% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
- 41 Netherlands 20.5% compare
- 42 Burundi 19.8% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 19.8% 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 20.9% 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 20.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 40th 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 up 318.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release