School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.98 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.98 million number
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
48th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.37 million number
in 2019
All-time low
878,744 number
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998200920201998: 1.2M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.0M number2001: 998.3k number2002: 946.6k number2003: 906.4k number2004: 880.8k number2005: 878.7k number2006: 888.3k number2007: 905.5k number2008: 937.3k number2009: 979.6k number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.4M number2019: 2.4M number2020: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan is 1.98 million number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.37 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 878,744 number, in 2005.

That places Kazakhstan 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Kazakhstan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 1.18 million number
1999 1.10 million number -7.1%
2000 1.04 million number -5.1%
2001 998,278 number -4.3%
2002 946,628 number -5.2%
2003 906,405 number -4.2%
2004 880,786 number -2.8%
2005 878,744 number -0.2%
2006 888,282 number +1.1%
2007 905,501 number +1.9%
2008 937,316 number +3.5%
2009 979,600 number +4.5%
2010 1.02 million number +4.2%
2011 1.07 million number +5.0%
2012 1.14 million number +6.9%
2013 1.23 million number +7.7%
2014 1.33 million number +7.5%
2015 2.18 million number +64.7%
2016 2.27 million number +3.9%
2017 2.32 million number +2.1%
2018 2.35 million number +1.5%
2019 2.37 million number +0.8%
2020 1.98 million number -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.14 million number 1.10 million number 1.18 million number 2
2000s 936,437 number 878,744 number 1.04 million number 10
2010s 1.73 million number 1.02 million number 2.37 million number 10
2020s 1.98 million number 1.98 million number 1.98 million number 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 45 Rwanda 2.13 million number compare
  2. 46 Iraq 2.13 million number compare
  3. 47 Cambodia 2.13 million number compare
  4. 49 Guinea 1.92 million number compare
  5. 50 Mali 1.92 million number compare
  6. 51 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kazakhstan was 1.98 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 878,744 number in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/