School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.08 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan stood at 16.08 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.08 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.15 years, in 1994.
Kazakhstan ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.35 years | — |
| 1986 | 12.26 years | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 12.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.98 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.83 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 11.65 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.15 years | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 11.91 years | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 12.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.41 years | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 14.08 years | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.06 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.87 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.65 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.54 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.03 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.35 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.71 years | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 15.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.28 years | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 16.08 years | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9 years | 11.35 years | 12.26 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 11.15 years | 11.98 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.22 years | 12.03 years | 14.41 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.91 years | 13.54 years | 14.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.34 years | 14.28 years | 16.08 years | 6 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 16.08 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.08 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 years in 1994.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release