School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 448,101 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
448,101 number
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
85th
of 205 countries
All-time high
660,865 number
in 1978
All-time low
417,241 number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 448,101 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 660,865 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 417,241 number, in 2019.
Kazakhstan ranks 85th of 205 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 530,927 number | — |
| 1971 | 557,737 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 586,219 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 608,844 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 626,192 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 640,792 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 653,984 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 658,389 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 660,865 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 657,542 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 643,711 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 623,699 number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 608,153 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 589,481 number | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 571,859 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 565,264 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 572,661 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 581,494 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 588,245 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 591,987 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 591,331 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 589,185 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 590,604 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 591,375 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 590,260 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 576,655 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 572,011 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 569,070 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 565,520 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 561,277 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 560,916 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 570,048 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 589,494 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 610,895 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 632,220 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 647,893 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 648,595 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 639,619 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 626,214 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 614,499 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 601,559 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 582,476 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 549,964 number | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 515,897 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 481,483 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 450,589 number | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 429,819 number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 421,001 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 418,444 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 417,241 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 448,101 number | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 618,149 number | 530,927 number | 660,865 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 593,655 number | 565,264 number | 643,711 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 579,729 number | 561,277 number | 591,375 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 614,039 number | 560,916 number | 648,595 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 486,847 number | 417,241 number | 601,559 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 448,101 number | 448,101 number | 448,101 number | 1 |
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More education data for Kazakhstan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 448,101 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 660,865 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 417,241 number in 2019.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Kazakhstan ranks 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.