In Kazakhstan, the admission campaign for enrolling children in grade 1 has been completed. Reception of documents lasted for 4 whole months - from April 1 to August 1. During this time, Kazakhstanis filed 377,681 applications, 339,880 students were enrolled in the first grade.
70.7% of children chose to study in the state language. Documents were accepted through the electronic government egov.kz and information systems of local executive bodies.
High rates of admission of children to grade 1 were recorded in Shymkent (99.3%), Pavlodar (97.6%), East Kazakhstan (96.6%) regions.