Kazakhstan has risen from 45th place in 2021 to 38th in 2025 in the education sub-factor of the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. This is the country's best result in the last five years, the Ministry of Education reported. A total of 69 countries were included in the ranking. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Achievement in the talent attractiveness ranking
In another IMD study — the World Talent Ranking — Kazakhstan took second place among 69 countries in the secondary education pupil-teacher ratio. There are 8.34 students per teacher.
Leadership in the Global Innovation Index
In the Global Innovation Index for 2025, the country became the leader in Central and South Asia in the "Education" indicator.
"In the global ranking for this area, the country is placed 68th," the ministry said.
Results of the "Keleshek Mektepteri" national project
The ministry also recalled the results of the "Keleshek Mektepteri" national project, implemented on the initiative of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. As part of it, 217 schools for 460,000 student places were built.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that in the 2025–2026 academic year, the number of school teachers in Kazakhstan reached a record 415,500 people. Over the year, their number increased by 2.2%, and over five years by 13.3%.
Teachers' workload and salaries
According to the Ministry of Education as of March 2025, half of the teachers worked at one and a half rates — 24 academic hours per week. Their average salary at that time was 581,000 tenge per month.
In June 2026, Senator Andrei Lukin criticized the incomplete utilization of some "Comfortable Schools" and the difference in construction costs. The Ministry of Education explained that some facilities were built taking into account future residential development and population inflow.