School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 358,049 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 358,049 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 358,049 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 216,599 number, in 2010.
That places Kazakhstan 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 339,827 number | — |
| 1971 | 345,989 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 350,956 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 352,317 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 346,713 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 333,937 number | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 319,960 number | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 308,346 number | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 300,173 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 298,206 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 302,800 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 309,743 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 314,066 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 319,184 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 322,245 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 322,202 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 321,884 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 322,201 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 324,297 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 327,144 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 329,758 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 331,875 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 330,270 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 328,683 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 329,394 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 322,703 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 326,921 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 330,493 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 332,661 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 332,247 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 325,820 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 313,318 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 301,591 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 290,761 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 279,618 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 267,737 number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 255,439 number | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 244,767 number | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 232,823 number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 222,011 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 216,599 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 217,742 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 218,465 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 219,571 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 224,133 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 236,279 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 256,647 number | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 278,974 number | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 301,746 number | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 324,006 number | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 358,049 number | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 329,642 number | 298,206 number | 352,317 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 318,577 number | 302,800 number | 327,144 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 329,500 number | 322,703 number | 332,661 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 273,388 number | 222,011 number | 325,820 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,416 number | 216,599 number | 324,006 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 358,049 number | 358,049 number | 358,049 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 358,049 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 358,049 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,599 number in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.