Education in Shimkent, Kazakhstan: official figures
Shymkent had 296 general education schools in the 2024/2025 school year, attended by 270,700 pupils and staffed by 22,300 teachers.
How big are the schools in Shymkent?
There were 12.1 pupils for every teacher in Shymkent schools in 2024 (Kazakhstan: 9.6), and 915 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 Shymkent?
The number of school pupils in Shymkent grew from 226,500 in 2020 to 270,700 in 2024 (+19.5%), with 112 more schools.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many kindergartens are there in Shymkent?
Shymkent had 629 preschool organisations in 2024, up from 524 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 Shymkent?
In the 2023/2024 school year Shymkent had 37 colleges (technical and vocational education) and 9 higher education institutions.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow Shimkent compares with other cities in Kazakhstan
Pupils per teacher (the three cities of republican significance) (2024)
Shimkent ranks 3 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)
Shimkent ranks 2 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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