Education Policy Outlook: Kazakhstan

Overview & Synopsis

This policy profile on education in Kazakhstan is part of the Education Policy Outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Building on the OECD's substantial comparative and sectorial policy knowledge base, the series offers a comparative outlook on education policy. The country profiles provide analysis of individual countries' educational context, challenges and policies (education policy profiles), analysis of international trends, and insights into policies and reforms on selected topics. This profile reviews the current context and situation of Kazakhstan's education system and examines its challenges and policy responses, according to six policy levers that support improvement: ways to raise outcomes for all in terms of (1) equity and quality and (2) preparing students for the future; how to raise quality through (3) school improvement and (4) evaluation and assessment; and how the system is organised to deliver education policy in terms of (5) governance and (6) funding. A list of references and further reading is included.