Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 92.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan is 92.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan peaked at 97.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 145th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 92.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.5% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.0% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 113,317 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Kazakhstan was 92.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Kazakhstan ranks 145th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.