Kazakhstan

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):512.002
  • Population:19,196,466
  • HDI:0.811

Gki Rank

74/133
Gki Score
45.6
World Average
47.5

Country Performance Summary

Kazakhstan is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 74th out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 60th out of the 61 countries with very high human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Completion rate in upper secondary education
  • Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education
  • Fixed broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
  • Completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity
  • Poverty headcount ratio (% population)

Areas of Improvement

  • Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
  • Government funding per primary student (% GDP per capita)
  • Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
  • Educational attainment rate, master's or equivalent
  • Ratio of high-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage

SECTORAL INDICES

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