Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 191,218 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan is 191,218 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan peaked at 191,218 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 106,578 number, in 2008.
Kazakhstan ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 172,691 number | — |
| 1971 | 173,335 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 172,722 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 168,576 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 162,473 number | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 156,027 number | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 150,635 number | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 147,696 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 147,855 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 150,161 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 153,453 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 156,529 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 158,407 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 159,293 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 159,654 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 159,894 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 160,248 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 161,617 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 163,290 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 165,099 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 166,683 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 167,557 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 167,122 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 168,142 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 169,616 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 170,506 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 169,874 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 167,718 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 161,834 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 153,779 number | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 145,150 number | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 137,304 number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 130,297 number | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 123,858 number | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 118,219 number | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 113,614 number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 110,427 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 107,371 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 106,578 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 107,588 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 110,066 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 113,753 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 117,949 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 125,332 number | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 134,869 number | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 145,597 number | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 156,687 number | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 166,743 number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 174,965 number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 181,570 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 191,218 number | +5.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 191,218 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 191,218 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 160,217 number | 147,696 number | 173,335 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,748 number | 153,453 number | 165,099 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,283 number | 153,779 number | 170,506 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,041 number | 106,578 number | 145,150 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,753 number | 110,066 number | 181,570 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,218 number | 191,218 number | 191,218 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,627 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 638 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 505,387 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 476,418 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kazakhstan was 191,218 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 191,218 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,578 number in 2008.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Kazakhstan ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.