Kazakhstan
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is a strength, but Governance lags
Kazakhstan shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (70th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 70th
- Global rank
- #54
- Regional rank
- #35
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Country profile
Kazakhstan shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 70th percentile.
Places 54th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 35th within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (88.2) to Governance (45.8), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score