Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan is 69.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2001.
That places Kazakhstan 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 41.0% | 62.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 68.0% | 70.9% | 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 enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kazakhstan was 69.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Kazakhstan ranks 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.