School age population, one year before than official … male than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 205,065 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
205,065 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
60th
of 202 countries
All-time high
205,065 number
in 2020
All-time low
111,668 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kazakhstan, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kazakhstan stood at 205,065 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kazakhstan peaked at 205,065 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 111,668 number, in 2007.

Kazakhstan ranks 60th of 202 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, one year before than official … male than in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Kazakhstan, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 179,076 number —
1971 178,171 number -0.5%
1972 175,066 number -1.7%
1973 168,977 number -3.5%
1974 161,657 number -4.3%
1975 154,926 number -4.2%
1976 150,989 number -2.5%
1977 150,793 number -0.1%
1978 153,744 number +2.0%
1979 158,516 number +3.1%
1980 163,539 number +3.2%
1981 166,751 number +2.0%
1982 168,395 number +1.0%
1983 168,875 number +0.3%
1984 168,768 number -0.1%
1985 168,639 number -0.1%
1986 169,281 number +0.4%
1987 170,923 number +1.0%
1988 173,124 number +1.3%
1989 175,378 number +1.3%
1990 177,014 number +0.9%
1991 177,333 number +0.2%
1992 177,779 number +0.3%
1993 178,596 number +0.5%
1994 178,959 number +0.2%
1995 178,018 number -0.5%
1996 174,700 number -1.9%
1997 169,746 number -2.8%
1998 162,119 number -4.5%
1999 153,221 number -5.5%
2000 144,510 number -5.7%
2001 137,711 number -4.7%
2002 130,529 number -5.2%
2003 124,050 number -5.0%
2004 118,652 number -4.4%
2005 114,665 number -3.4%
2006 112,668 number -1.7%
2007 111,668 number -0.9%
2008 112,919 number +1.1%
2009 115,953 number +2.7%
2010 120,409 number +3.8%
2011 125,502 number +4.2%
2012 132,288 number +5.4%
2013 141,939 number +7.3%
2014 153,333 number +8.0%
2015 165,454 number +7.9%
2016 176,872 number +6.9%
2017 186,110 number +5.2%
2018 193,203 number +3.8%
2019 198,478 number +2.7%
2020 205,065 number +3.3%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 205,065 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 205,065 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 5.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 163,192 number 150,793 number 179,076 number 10
1980s 169,367 number 163,539 number 175,378 number 10
1990s 172,748 number 153,221 number 178,959 number 10
2000s 122,332 number 111,668 number 144,510 number 10
2010s 159,359 number 120,409 number 198,478 number 10
2020s 205,065 number 205,065 number 205,065 number 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 57 South Korea 230,823 number compare
  2. 58 Zimbabwe 226,880 number compare
  3. 59 Spain 222,429 number compare
  4. 61 Guatemala 204,085 number compare
  5. 62 Canada 201,221 number compare
  6. 63 Poland 195,292 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kazakhstan?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kazakhstan was 205,065 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 205,065 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 111,668 number in 2007.
How does Kazakhstan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kazakhstan ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/