Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 79.02 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
79.02
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
79.02
in 2018
All-time low
12.4
in 1989
Years of data
5
1989–2018
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan, 1989–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan stood at 79.02. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan peaked at 79.02 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 1989.
Kazakhstan ranks 1st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.4 | — |
| 1999 | 38.21 | +208.2% |
| 2007 | 56.58 | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 54.74 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 79.02 | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.21 | 38.21 | 38.21 | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.66 | 54.74 | 56.58 | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.02 | 79.02 | 79.02 | 1 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Kazakhstan was 79.02 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.02 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 1989.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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