Primary education, duration in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Primary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, duration in Kazakhstan, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 4 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Kazakhstan peaked at 4 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
That places Kazakhstan 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 186 Armenia 4 years compare
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- 186 Belarus 4 years compare
- 186 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 186 Croatia 4 years compare
- 186 Germany 4 years compare
- 186 Hungary 4 years compare
- 186 Kyrgyzstan 4 years compare
- 186 Lithuania 4 years compare
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- 186 Poland 4 years compare
- 186 Russia 4 years compare
- 186 Serbia 4 years compare
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- 186 Tajikistan 4 years compare
- 186 Turkey 4 years compare
- 186 Turkmenistan 4 years compare
- 186 Ukraine 4 years compare
- 186 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 186 Uzbekistan 4 years compare
- 186 Palestine 4 years compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 113,317 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 10.01 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Kazakhstan?
- Primary education, duration in Kazakhstan was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for primary education, duration?
- Kazakhstan ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.