Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 75.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan is 75.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan peaked at 75.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2004.
Kazakhstan ranks 34th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.3% | — |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 41.7% | 59.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 56.7% | 75.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,627 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 638 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 505,387 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 476,418 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Kazakhstan was 75.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2004.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.