School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 2.12 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan stood at 2.12 million.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.39 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.02 million, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.15 million | — |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.02 million | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.13 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.12 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.29 million | 2.15 million | 2.39 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.08 million | 2.02 million | 2.13 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 42 Cambodia 2.16 million compare
- 43 Philippines 2.15 million compare
- 44 Spain 2.14 million compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 2.10 million compare
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.09 million compare
- 48 Chad 2.07 million 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 2.12 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release