Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 17 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan peaked at 18 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.
Kazakhstan ranks 133rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 years | — |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6 years | 17 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 133 Belarus 17 years compare
- 133 Belize 17 years compare
- 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Colombia 17 years compare
- 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 133 Dominica 17 years compare
- 133 France 17 years compare
- 133 Grenada 17 years compare
- 133 Iran 17 years compare
- 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 133 Peru 17 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 766,016 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kazakhstan was 17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Kazakhstan ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.