School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.20 million number
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
57th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.58 million number
in 2019
All-time low
878,744 number
in 2005
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 1.20 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.58 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 878,744 number, in 2005.
That places Kazakhstan 57th out of 206 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.39 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.37 million number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million number | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.27 million number | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.22 million number | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.30 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.33 million number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.33 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.33 million number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.43 million number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.43 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.39 million number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million number | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million number | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million number | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 998,278 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 946,628 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 906,405 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 880,786 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 878,744 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 888,282 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 905,501 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 937,316 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 979,600 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million number | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million number | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million number | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million number | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 936,437 number | 878,744 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 878,744 number in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.