Population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.46 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.46 million number
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
64th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.46 million number
in 2020
All-time low
994,597 number
in 2013
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 1.4M number1999: 1.4M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 997.4k number2013: 994.6k number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.3M number2020: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 1.46 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.46 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 994,597 number, in 2013.

That places Kazakhstan 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Kazakhstan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 1.40 million number —
1999 1.39 million number -0.6%
2000 1.38 million number -0.9%
2001 1.36 million number -1.3%
2002 1.34 million number -1.5%
2003 1.31 million number -2.2%
2004 1.28 million number -2.9%
2005 1.23 million number -3.6%
2006 1.18 million number -3.8%
2007 1.14 million number -3.2%
2008 1.11 million number -3.4%
2009 1.07 million number -3.3%
2010 1.04 million number -2.9%
2011 1.02 million number -2.2%
2012 997,411 number -1.9%
2013 994,597 number -0.3%
2014 1.01 million number +1.6%
2015 1.04 million number +3.3%
2016 1.09 million number +4.6%
2017 1.16 million number +5.9%
2018 1.23 million number +6.2%
2019 1.31 million number +6.4%
2020 1.46 million number +12.0%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 1.46 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 1.46 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 444,451 number, 3.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.40 million number 1.39 million number 1.40 million number 2
2000s 1.24 million number 1.07 million number 1.38 million number 10
2010s 1.09 million number 994,597 number 1.31 million number 10
2020s 1.46 million number 1.46 million number 1.46 million number 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 61 Syria 1.55 million number compare
  2. 62 Australia 1.55 million number compare
  3. 63 Chile 1.47 million number compare
  4. 65 Zimbabwe 1.43 million number compare
  5. 66 Malaysia 1.43 million number compare
  6. 67 Dominican Republic 1.42 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Kazakhstan was 1.46 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 994,597 number in 2013.
How does Kazakhstan rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.