School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.16 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 7.16 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.16 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.02 years, in 1998.
That places Kazakhstan 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.46 years | — |
| 1986 | 6.97 years | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 6.85 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.76 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.6 years | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.47 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.31 years | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.18 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.11 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.02 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.17 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.41 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.58 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.96 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.46 years | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 6.38 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.97 years | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.85 years | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.77 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.67 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.57 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.93 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 7.16 years | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.76 years | 6.46 years | 6.97 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.34 years | 6.02 years | 6.76 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.44 years | 6.17 years | 6.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 years | 6.57 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 years | 6.62 years | 7.16 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 41 Uruguay 7.21 years compare
- 42 North Macedonia 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
- 45 Portugal 7.13 years compare
- 46 Malta 7.1 years compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 7.09 years compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.33 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 7.16 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 years in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release