School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.91 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 3.91 years, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.1 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.24 years, in 1981.
That places Kazakhstan 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.34 years | 3.24 years | 3.43 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.59 years | 3.33 years | 3.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 years | 3.95 years | 4.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 years | 3.67 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 3.91 years | 3.99 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 3.91 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 years in 1981.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release