School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.51 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.51 million number
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
75th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.51 million number
in 2020
All-time low
877,881 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 1.51 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.51 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 877,881 number, in 2009.
That places Kazakhstan 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.04 million number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 973,801 number | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 935,533 number | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 908,710 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 897,867 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 904,657 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 923,454 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 944,920 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 958,507 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 969,144 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 973,509 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 973,687 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 973,984 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 978,163 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 986,453 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 996,292 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million number | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 998,593 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 958,776 number | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 922,245 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 892,775 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 877,881 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 880,753 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 897,863 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 913,472 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 944,574 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 997,279 number | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million number | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million number | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million number | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million number | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 981,714 number | 897,867 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 967,811 number | 923,454 number | 996,292 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 877,881 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 880,753 number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.51 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 72 Sri Lanka 1.69 million number compare
- 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.67 million number compare
- 74 Chile 1.52 million number compare
- 76 Haiti 1.47 million number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 1.43 million number compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.41 million number compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 113,317 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 1.51 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 877,881 number in 2009.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.