Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … Enrolment 5 both sexes in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … Enrolment 5 both sexes was 94,007 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94,007 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
181,022 number
in 2013
All-time low
48,152 number
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 2000–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000200920192000: 48.2k number2006: 98.8k number2010: 146.4k number2011: 155.6k number2012: 172.3k number2013: 181.0k number2014: 166.3k number2015: 146.4k number2016: 129.7k number2017: 110.8k number2018: 93.8k number2019: 94.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kazakhstan stood at 94,007 number.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 181,022 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48,152 number, in 2000.

That places Kazakhstan 33rd out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 … Enrolment 5 both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Kazakhstan, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 48,152 number —
2006 98,840 number +105.3%
2010 146,442 number +48.2%
2011 155,569 number +6.2%
2012 172,306 number +10.8%
2013 181,022 number +5.1%
2014 166,333 number -8.1%
2015 146,436 number -12.0%
2016 129,670 number -11.4%
2017 110,825 number -14.5%
2018 93,800 number -15.4%
2019 94,007 number +0.2%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 94,007 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,828 number, 3.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 94,007 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,033 number, 6.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73,496 number 48,152 number 98,840 number 2
2010s 139,641 number 93,800 number 181,022 number 10

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 30 Uzbekistan 119,718 number compare
  2. 31 Libya 96,284 number
  3. 32 Pakistan 94,991 number compare
  4. 34 Belarus 84,380 number compare
  5. 35 Algeria 77,886 number compare
  6. 36 Tajikistan 76,709 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 94,007 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 181,022 number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 48,152 number in 2000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 33rd out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).