Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 89% in Kazakhstan in 2007 and 93.3% in Uzbekistan in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2007 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, 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
- Uzbekistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- The world as a whole: 87.2% in 2007.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 93.3 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 91.9 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 90.5 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | 88.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 88.3 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 87.5 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 88.1 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 89 | 89.4 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 89.7 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 91.3 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 87.2 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 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 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | – | 69 |
| 1965 | – | – | 66 |
| 1960 | – | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | – | 40 |
| 1935 | – | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | – | 33 |
| 1920 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | – | 20 |
| 1885 | – | – | 19 |
| 1880 | – | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | – | 8 |
| 1850 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | – | 4 |
| 1825 | – | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | – | 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
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016