Germany vs Kazakhstan
Germany vs Kazakhstan: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 91.3% in Germany in 2016 and 89% in Kazakhstan in 2007, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2007 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in Kazakhstan.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- The world as a whole: 87.2% in 2007.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Germany | Kazakhstan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 91.3 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 90.1 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 88.7 | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 88.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 89 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 89.1 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 89.4 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 88.7 | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 88.9 | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 89.4 | 89 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 89 | 89.7 | 86 |
| 2005 | 87.8 | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 87 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 85.7 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 85.4 | 91.3 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 87.1 | 87.2 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 87.5 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 83 | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 92 | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 83.8 | – | 69 |
| 1965 | 100 | – | 66 |
| 1960 | 100 | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 78.7 | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 99.4 | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 98.1 | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 96.8 | – | 40 |
| 1935 | 95.4 | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 94.1 | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 92.8 | – | 33 |
| 1920 | 91.4 | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 90.1 | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 88.8 | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 59.1 | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 56.9 | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 58.2 | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 59.1 | – | 20 |
| 1885 | 60 | – | 19 |
| 1880 | 55 | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 54.2 | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 51 | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 47.9 | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 44.4 | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 41 | – | 8 |
| 1850 | 37.7 | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 34.4 | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 31.3 | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 28.4 | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 25.7 | – | 4 |
| 1825 | 23.1 | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 20.7 | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Kazakhstan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Kazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Kazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Kazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Kazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Kazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Kazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Kazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Kazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Kazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Kazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Kazakhstan: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Kazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Kazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Kazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Kazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006