General Education School by Type
General education school – an educational institution providing primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education, as well as additional education services to students and pupils. General education schools serve as the main link in the education system, providing all citizens of Kazakhstan the opportunity to realize their right to state guaranteed and free upper secondary education.
General education schools can be public and non-public (private, owned by other states, their legal entities or citizens). For statistical reporting purposes, general education schools are grouped as follows: primary (grades 1-4), lower secondary (grades 5-9), upper secondary (grades 10-11 (12)), boarding schools, schools for children with disabilities, schools with advanced study of various subjects, gymnasiums, and lyceums, etc.
Number of teachers and lecturers – the number of professional personnel directly involved in teaching and educating students, as well as individuals without any corresponding professional education, but who, due to a lack of necessary specialists were approved by the organization’s Council to perform pedagogical activities.
Gross enrollment ratio – the number of students enrolled at a given educational level, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the official school-age population at the same educational level.
Net enrollment ratio – enrollment of an official age-group at a given educational level expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population group.
General Education School by Type
2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Institutions – total | 8 233 | 7 839 | 7 790 | 7 721 | 7 640 | 7 563 | 7 511 | 7 450 | 7 414 | 7 393 | 7 398 | 7 440 | 7 550 |
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primary schools | 1 203 | 992 | 961 | 932 | 887 | 869 | 857 | 787 | 714 | 668 | 689 | 710 | 760 |
lower secondary schools | 1 233 | 1 168 | 1 139 | 1 120 | 1 089 | 1 075 | 1 076 | 1 040 | 1 013 | 1 002 | 1 077 | 1 077 | 1 093 |
upper secondary schools | 5 512 | 5 346 | 5 327 | 5 293 | 5 289 | 5 278 | 5 392 | 5 273 | 5 320 | 5 344 | 5 632 | 5 653 | 5 697 |
Number of students (persons) | 2 850 937 | 2 552 183 | 2 541 862 | 2 551 502 | 2 597 942 | 2 685 063 | 2 799 585 | 2 930 583 | 3 050 770 | 3 186 234 | 3 337 783 | 3 481 347 | 3 597 159 |
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primary schools | 34 502 | 24 620 | 25 455 | 24 070 | 24 368 | 26 139 | 27 201 | 25 634 | 24 287 | 22 080 | 26 855 | 32 097 | 41 339 |
lower secondary schools | 105 924 | 90 278 | 85 554 | 80 881 | 81 435 | 80 529 | 81 786 | 78 291 | 69 579 | 71 619 | 83 282 | 86 493 | 93 597 |
upper secondary schools | 2 669 063 | 2 372 663 | 2 357 571 | 2 372 277 | 2 414 891 | 2 509 230 | 2 661 782 | 2 751 879 | 2 878 453 | 3 011 635 | 3 227 646 | 3 362 757 | 3 462 223 |
Number of students (persons) | 2 850 937 | 2 552 183 | 2 541 862 | 2 551 502 | 2 597 942 | 2 685 063 | 2 799 585 | 2 930 583 | 3 050 770 | 3 186 234 | 3 337 783 | 3 481 347 | 3 597 159 |
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grades 1-4 | 972 931 | 98 599 | 1 008 459 | 1 056 916 | 1 121 946 | 1 176 734 | 1 267 276 | 1 336 071 | 1 406 967 | 1 461 119 | 1 512 816 | 1 524 929 | 1 557 593 |
grades 5-9 | 1 454 059 | 1 202 743 | 1 191 833 | 1 184 780 | 1 183 630 | 1 181 009 | 1 237 437 | 1 249 312 | 1 348 840 | 1 439 604 | 1 517 823 | 1 620 806 | 1 691 917 |
grades 10-11(12) | 397 649 | 342 703 | 322 546 | 292 234 | 276 031 | 258 155 | 266 003 | 270 421 | 294 963 | 285 511 | 307 144 | 335 612 | 343 916 |
Institutions – total | 8 233 | 7 839 | 7 790 | 7 721 | 7 640 | 7 563 | 7 511 | 7 450 | 7 414 | 7 393 | 7 398 | 7 440 | 7 550 |
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day | 8 157 | 7 755 | 7 706 | 7 636 | 7 561 | 7 484 | 7 432 | 7 373 | 7 339 | 7 319 | 7 329 | 7 370 | 7 481 |
evening | 76 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 69 |
Number of students (persons) | 2 850 937 | 2 552 183 | 2 541 862 | 2 551 502 | 2 597 942 | 2 685 063 | 2 799 585 | 2 930 583 | 3 050 770 | 3 186 234 | 3 337 783 | 3 481 347 | 3 597 159 |
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day | 2 824 639 | 2 531 045 | 2 522 838 | 2 533 930 | 2 581 607 | 2 673 238 | 2 785 297 | 2 917 826 | 3 039 086 | 3 175 903 | 3 327 777 | 3 472 182 | 3 587 657 |
evening | 26 298 | 21 138 | 19 024 | 17 572 | 16 335 | 11 825 | 14 288 | 12 757 | 11 684 | 10 331 | 10 006 | 9 165 | 9 502 |