Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.5% | — |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 1 Andorra 2.0% compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 1.7% compare
- 4 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1.6% compare
- 6 Belarus 1.6% 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 1.7% 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 1.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kazakhstan ranks 3rd out of 117 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 13.0%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release