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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kazakhstan: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Kazakhstan is placed 76th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 6.402 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 76.49 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
76th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 6.402Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 76.49Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 97.86Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 4.865Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kazakhstan on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Kazakhstan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
6.402
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Kazakhstan: 6.402. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.566 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- Kyrgyzstan 2.982 · Russia 4.935 · Turkmenistan 4.308 · Uzbekistan 0.566
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Kazakhstan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
76.49
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 76.49. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Central Asia
- 86.2 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Kyrgyzstan 86.2 · Russia 83.35 · Turkmenistan 35.38 · Uzbekistan 81.57
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
97.86
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 97.86. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Central Asia
- 98.98 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- China 89.82 · Kyrgyzstan 93.42 · Russia 91.4 · Turkmenistan 95.38 · Uzbekistan 98.98
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.865
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 4.865. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Central Asia
- 6.827 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- China 3.897 · Kyrgyzstan 6.827 · Russia 4.165 · Turkmenistan 2.713 · Uzbekistan 5.473
02Over time
Which way Kazakhstan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 4.314 in 2000 to 6.402 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2024 6.40 3.691 2023 5.86 3.393 2022 10.37 3.002 2021 10.97 3.330 2020 10.84 2.678 2019 3.97 2.758 2018 5.05 2.439 2017 5.80 2.907 2016 8.51 2.954 2015 8.35 3.052 2014 8.45 3.904 2013 8.22 3.413 2012 7.59 3.408 2011 7.54 3.626 2010 8.09 3.491 2009 7.05 3.577 2008 5.53 3.878 2007 4.03 4.029 2006 2.38 4.338 2005 2.09 4.571 2004 2.31 3.791 2003 2.20 4.412 2002 2.37 4.144 2001 2.35 4.051 2000 4.31 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 74.32 in 2001 to 76.49 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2024 76.49 85.9 2023 76.43 87.6 2022 74.26 87.7 2021 74.48 87.0 2020 77.71 88.3 2019 90.50 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 86.05 87.9 2015 90.59 88.2 2014 89.57 89.2 2013 89.43 88.0 2012 87.70 85.4 2011 87.42 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 88.66 84.8 2008 90.18 85.8 2007 87.20 86.7 2006 83.53 84.0 2005 83.96 82.2 2004 80.95 81.8 2003 80.92 78.3 2002 74.98 80.0 2001 74.32 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 86.01 in 2000 to 97.86 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 97.9 64.9 2024 97.7 65.0 2023 97.5 64.2 2022 97.4 63.6 2021 97.3 62.9 2020 97.2 62.2 2019 97.0 61.5 2018 96.8 60.9 2017 96.6 60.5 2016 96.4 60.1 2015 96.2 58.9 2014 96.0 57.0 2013 95.7 54.7 2012 95.5 52.4 2011 95.2 50.9 2010 94.9 49.5 2009 94.6 48.5 2008 94.1 47.4 2007 93.6 46.2 2006 92.9 45.0 2005 92.1 43.8 2004 91.1 42.9 2003 90.1 41.6 2002 88.8 40.3 2001 87.5 39.0 2000 86.0 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 3.257 in 2000 to 4.865 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2023 4.865 3.7092 2022 4.362 4.0570 2021 4.386 4.2611 2020 4.446 4.4056 2019 2.857 4.1407 2018 2.616 4.2159 2017 2.751 4.1401 2016 2.978 4.2342 2015 2.789 4.2386 2014 3.429 4.2005 2013 3.446 4.3493 2012 3.902 4.0348 2011 3.614 3.9987 2010 3.587 4.1396 2009 3.061 4.6638 2008 2.589 4.4226 2007 2.831 4.1717 2006 2.627 4.0593 2005 2.264 4.0557 2004 2.256 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 3.030 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 3.257 3.8861
03In context
Kazakhstan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Kazakhstan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan | 25th | 0.566 | 81.57 | 98.98 | 5.473 |
 Kyrgyzstan | =38th | 2.982 | 86.2 | 93.42 | 6.827 |
 China | 51st | — | — | 89.82 | 3.897 |
| Kazakhstan | 76th | 6.402 | 76.49 | 97.86 | 4.865 |
 Russia | 83rd | 4.935 | 83.35 | 91.4 | 4.165 |
 Turkmenistan | 126th | 4.308 | 35.38 | 95.38 | 2.713 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Kazakhstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kazakhstan is ahead of the world, and behind
34 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median22
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does better than the middle country measured.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2199.5989.21No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 99.59 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 9th of 164 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.7393.99No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 99.73 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 14th of 172 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.9750.529No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 0.975 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.8398.22No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 99.83 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2014
Kazakhstan: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.559.933No real change since 2013
Kazakhstan: 12.55 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 193 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.6997.43No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 99.69 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 29th of 165 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6713.7720.67▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 13.77 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 74th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2020
Kazakhstan: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0890.760.08No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 90.7 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0210.4134.02No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 10.41 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 91st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.3920.446No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 0.392 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 110th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9419.1277.941▲ Improved since 2010
Kazakhstan: 9.127 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 55th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.856.4943.8No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 56.49 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1997.293.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 97.2 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 45th of 109 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3434.3286.343▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 4.328 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 68th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9370.5865.93▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 70.58 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 120 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.0113.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Kazakhstan: 14.01 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 86th of 195 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.950.4248.9No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 50.42 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95758.01701.95No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 758.01 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 69th of 145 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7753.4652.77▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 53.46 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 46th of 95 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32416.15414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Kazakhstan: 416.15 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.1651.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 1.165 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 30th of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5914.2814.59▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 14.28 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 77 · derived.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09425.44442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 425.44 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 45th of 79 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4944.1275.494▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 4.127 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 44th of 75 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93423.17446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 423.17 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 48th of 79 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.3340.619▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0.334 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 121st of 176 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5936.2858.59No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 36.28 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35386.28440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 386.28 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 60th of 79 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1440.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.144 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 84 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1755.6938.17No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 55.69 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24017,1752,240Moved since 2022
Kazakhstan: 17,175 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3527.7634.35Moved since 2018
Kazakhstan: 27.76 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
No current reading for Kazakhstan
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2018), Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2020), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2019), Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2020), Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2020), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2020) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Kazakhstan’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Kazakhstan’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality14th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital44th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology49th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience61st of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation65th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing75th of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labour69th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge76th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 91st of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions99th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security97th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade99th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture107th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability177th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Kazakhstan can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Uzbekistan25th4/4 keysThis page
Kazakhstan76th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Kazakhstan on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kazakhstan rank on education & knowledge?
Kazakhstan is placed 76th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Kazakhstan?
6.402 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Kazakhstan?
76.49 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Kazakhstan compare with China on education & knowledge?
China is placed 51st of 198, and Kazakhstan 76th. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: China 89.82, Kazakhstan 97.86; Government Spending on Education: China 3.897, Kazakhstan 4.865.
How have Kazakhstan’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 4.314 in 2000 to 6.402 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 74.32 in 2001 to 76.49 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 86.01 in 2000 to 97.86 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.257 in 2000 to 4.865 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Kazakhstan?
No current reading is published for Kazakhstan on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Primary Schools with Electricity, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 34 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kazakhstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kazakhstan (banner) — Dmitry A. Mottl (original) This derivative work (cropped): SHB2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kazakhstan: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kazakhstan/education