Education in Kazakhstan

806 indicators covering education for Kazakhstan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 5.5% 113th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.5% 2025 down 0.7% 99th
Primary education, teachers 91.4% 2025 down 6.7% 25th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 81,639 number 2014 up 223.6% 22nd
Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2019 down 48.8% 172nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.9% 2019 up 652.0% 132nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 45,454 number 2019 down 6.9% 38th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 906 2024 down 44.5% 84th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 878 2024 up 2.8% 76th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 525 2024 up 27.7% 69th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 497 2024 down 2.7% 69th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 102.6% 2019 down 4.0% 85th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 106.0% 2019 down 1.2% 56th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 25.9% 2025 up 175.3% 56th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2019 up 0.4% 74th
Population by level of education 9.10 million people 2100 up 7.7% 60th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 17,900 people 2100 down 23.5% 108th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 23.7% 158th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.976 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.4% 80th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2019 down 49.9% 168th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2019 down 46.6% 169th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 98.0% 2014 down 0.6% 79th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 79,972 number 2014 up 221.7% 18th
School enrollment, secondary, private 4.7% 2020 down 17.4% 140th
School enrollment, primary 86.9% 2019 down 2.9% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 101.3% 2019 up 17.0% 18th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 5 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 30,133 number 2019 down 5.2% 29th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 up 1.6% 46th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 91.4% 2025 down 6.7% 26th
Share of students studying abroad 10.8% 2020 up 107.9% 56th
Enrolment in primary education, female 716,003 number 2019 up 54.2% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2018 down 30.0% 156th
Over-age students, primary 0.7% 2019 down 55.8% 177th
Secondary education, teachers 74.4% 2024 down 0.2% 21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2020 down 14.3% 24th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 0.9921 GPI 2018 down 1.4% 129th
Over-age students, primary, male 0.8% 2019 down 54.8% 176th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9842 index 2025 down 2.5% 131st
Over-age students, primary, female 0.6% 2019 down 57.1% 177th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 106,549 number 2020 down 32.6% 69th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 101,628 number 2020 down 35.3% 69th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 208,177 number 2020 down 34.0% 69th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2018 down 46.2% 153rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 99.1% 2019 up 16.7% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 0.5% 77th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 103.6% 2019 up 17.4% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 112.0% 2019 up 11.1% 21st
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.2% 2018 up 0.2% 29th
Progression to secondary school 99.5% 2018 down 0.3% 33rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 63.6% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 111.4% 2019 up 10.2% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 112.5% 2019 up 11.9% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 1.5% 76th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.8% 2019 down 1.1% 37th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st