Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 108.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
112.4%
in 2016
All-time low
94.0%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1997–2019

02550751001997200820191997: 95.6 %1998: 94.3 %1999: 94 %2000: 94.2 %2001: 99.1 %2002: 98.6 %2003: 98.2 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.8 %2006: 100.7 %2007: 101.3 %2008: 102.9 %2009: 103.8 %2010: 104.1 %2011: 105.3 %2012: 107.7 %2013: 109.9 %2014: 111.2 %2015: 112.2 %2016: 112.4 %2017: 111 %2018: 109.2 %2019: 108 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 108.0%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 112.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 1999.

Kazakhstan ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Kazakhstan, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 95.6%
1998 94.3% -1.4%
1999 94.0% -0.3%
2000 94.2% +0.2%
2001 99.1% +5.2%
2002 98.6% -0.5%
2003 98.2% -0.4%
2004 99.3% +1.1%
2005 99.8% +0.5%
2006 100.7% +0.9%
2007 101.3% +0.6%
2008 102.9% +1.5%
2009 103.8% +0.9%
2010 104.1% +0.3%
2011 105.3% +1.1%
2012 107.7% +2.3%
2013 109.9% +2.0%
2014 111.2% +1.2%
2015 112.2% +0.9%
2016 112.4% +0.2%
2017 111.0% -1.2%
2018 109.2% -1.6%
2019 108.0% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.6% 94.0% 95.6% 3
2000s 99.8% 94.2% 103.8% 10
2010s 109.1% 104.1% 112.4% 10

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 31 Antigua and Barbuda 108.4% compare
  2. 32 Spain 108.4% compare
  3. 33 Malawi 108.0% compare
  4. 35 Luxembourg 107.9% compare
  5. 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
  6. 37 Aruba 107.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 108.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 112.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 1999.
How does Kazakhstan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.