Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 3.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 2.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -75.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +103.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -87.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +1685.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -67.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 21 Bahrain 1.4% compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 23 Lebanon 1.2% compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% compare
- 27 Italy 0.8% compare
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 1.1% 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 3.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 126 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 down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release