Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 14.8% | — |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 0.0% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kazakhstan was 22.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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