Education in Astana, Kazakhstan: official figures
Astana had 194 general education schools in the 2024/2025 school year, attended by 286,900 pupils and staffed by 18,900 teachers.
How big are the schools in Astana?
There were 15.2 pupils for every teacher in Astana schools in 2024 (Kazakhstan: 9.6), and 1,479 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many children go to school in Astana?
The number of school pupils in Astana grew from 194,900 in 2020 to 286,900 in 2024 (+47.2%), with 61 more schools.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Astana?
Astana had 638 preschool organisations in 2024, up from 408 in 2020 (Kazakhstan: 11,681 in 2024).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many universities and colleges are there in Astana?
In the 2023/2024 school year Astana had 29 colleges (technical and vocational education) and 14 higher education institutions.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow Astana compares with other cities in Kazakhstan
Pupils per teacher (the three cities of republican significance) (2024)
Astana ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Pupils per teacher (the three cities of republican significance) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana | 15.2 |
| 2 | Almaty | 13.1 |
| 3 | Shimkent | 12.1 |
General education schools (the three cities of republican significance) (2024/2025)
Astana ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | General education schools (the three cities of republican significance) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty | 367 |
| 2 | Shimkent | 296 |
| 3 | Astana | 194 |
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Sources
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)
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