Primary school starting age in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Primary school starting age was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
6 years
in 2020
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Primary school starting age in Kazakhstan, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 6 years for primary school starting age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school starting age in Kazakhstan peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9978 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school starting age in Kazakhstan?
- Primary school starting age in Kazakhstan was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary school starting age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for primary school starting age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school starting age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.