Kazakhstan: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Kazakhstan's secondary education, general pupils rose 4.9% on 2018 (from 1.64 million to 1.72 million).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2018), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 2.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.9% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.9% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Kazakhstan in the 2019 ranking

• Nepal — 1st of 5: 3.42 million
• Ghana — 2nd of 5: 2.77 million
• Djibouti — 4th of 5: 60,822
• Monaco — 5th of 5: 3,075

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 32 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Croatia — 207,005 (2017)
• Cyprus

More education data for Kazakhstan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.58 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.33% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.2% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.43% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 113,317 (2025)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Kazakhstan's secondary education, general pupils?

1.72 million in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 2.06% from 1.76 million in 1981 (0.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.99 million in 2004 and the lowest 1.48 million in 2014.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Kazakhstan?

In 2019, Kazakhstan's secondary education, general pupils rose 4.9% on 2018 (from 1.64 million to 1.72 million). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2018), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 2.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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