Kazakhstan — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Kazakhstan, 1995–2023.
Education spending for Kazakhstan was 4.86% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1995 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 2.26% in 2004 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.67% per year.
Kazakhstan ranks 60 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 35%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Kazakhstan sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 41%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 19 of 45 economies; Switzerland (4.86%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 56% in 2020. That is 37% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 104 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 39th of 75 in 1995 → 79th of 116 in 2000 → 79th of 130 in 2010 → 77th of 157 in 2020 → 30th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.86% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 4.45% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 2.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 3.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.45% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 3.59% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 3.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 2.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 2.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.26% | -0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 3.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.26% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 3.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 4.37% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 3.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s Education spending in 1996?
3.92% (1996). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kazakhstan’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +20.6% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.86%; 2022: 4.36%; 2021: 4.39%; 2020: 4.45%; 2019: 2.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.