School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.07 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.07 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
129th
of 213 countries
All-time high
11.07 years
in 2025
All-time low
9.5 years
in 1994
Years of data
37
1981–2025
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 11.07 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.07 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5 years, in 1994.
Kazakhstan ranks 129th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.7 years | — |
| 1986 | 10.41 years | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 10.19 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.12 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.01 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.89 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.7 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.5 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.9 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 9.84 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.17 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.12 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.25 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.48 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.68 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.98 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.45 years | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 10.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.85 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.52 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.45 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.88 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.84 years | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 11.07 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1 years | 9.7 years | 10.41 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.89 years | 9.5 years | 10.17 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.47 years | 10.12 years | 10.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.56 years | 10.4 years | 10.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 years | 10.61 years | 11.07 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 126 India 11.2 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 11.18 years compare
- 128 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.1 years compare
- 130 Serbia 11.06 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 11.04 years compare
- 132 Belize 11.01 years compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,620 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,697 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 412,488 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 356,492 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 11.07 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 years in 1994.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release