Number of students to exceed 600,000 in Kazakhstan this year

According to the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek, a number of school graduates in the country grows every year, Kazinform News Agency reports.

“More than 188,000 school leavers graduated from school across Kazakhstan this year. It is expected that about 140,000 will enroll in universities. Thus, the total number of students this academic year will be about 650,000," Sayasat Nurbek said.

“As you can see, the number of school graduates has been growing every year since 2020, so we have significantly increased the number of grants. In addition, there are additional mechanisms to increase the accessibility of higher education. In particular, differentiated grants, the "National Fund for Children" and "Keleshek" programs," the minister added.

According to the minister's data, 120 higher education institutions (including 11 national, 29 state, 14 non-state, independent educational organization, international, and 48 private) function in the country.