School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.61 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1981–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 15.61 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 15.61 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.66 years, in 1981.
That places Kazakhstan 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.66 years | — |
| 1986 | 12.54 years | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 12.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 12.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.46 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.06 years | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.78 years | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 14.55 years | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.83 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.11 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.61 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.26 years | 11.66 years | 12.59 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.33 years | 12.06 years | 12.54 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.58 years | 12.37 years | 14.78 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.13 years | 14.55 years | 15.61 years | 10 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
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 15.61 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.61 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 years in 1981.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.