School enrollment, primary in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School enrollment, primary was 97.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Kazakhstan, 1981–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 97.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Kazakhstan peaked at 114.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 1995.
That places Kazakhstan 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 111.3% | 108.0% | 114.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 103.7% | 92.6% | 114.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.1% | 98.0% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.3% | 99.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (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 school enrollment, primary in Kazakhstan?
- School enrollment, primary in Kazakhstan was 97.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 114.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 1995.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Kazakhstan ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.