School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.50 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.50 million number
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 1975
All-time low
1.07 million number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.50 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.72 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 2015.
That places Kazakhstan 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.55 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.60 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.65 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.71 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.72 million number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.66 million number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.61 million number | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.55 million number | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.52 million number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.50 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.50 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.52 million number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.55 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.56 million number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.58 million number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.56 million number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.51 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million number | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million number | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million number | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million number | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.64 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.50 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 981,805 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 768,980 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,620 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,697 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 412,488 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 356,492 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 1.50 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.