Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 67.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan is 67.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan peaked at 67.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1999.
Kazakhstan ranks 3rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.2% | — |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 67.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 67.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 58.3% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 62.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.3% | 67.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 5 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Kazakhstan was 67.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Kazakhstan ranks 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release