Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.2% 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 4.2%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 5.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
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 | 2.7% | — |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +79.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -38.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +57.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 37 Slovakia 4.3% compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 4.3% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 4.2% compare
- 41 Netherlands 4.2% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.2% compare
- 43 Estonia 4.1% compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 113,317 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 4.2% 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 5.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- 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 39.8%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release