Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2018.
That places Kazakhstan 40th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.5% | — |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -59.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +16.8% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 37 Bahrain 3.7% compare
- 38 Finland 3.7% compare
- 39 Cameroon 3.6% compare
- 41 Macau, China 3.5% compare
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.4% compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.3% 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 3.6% 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 3.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 40th out of 121 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 3.9%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release