University admission in Kazakhstan

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2020. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

• Upper secondary general education2 years, from age 15

  Minimum entry: Completing certificate of lower secondary school

  Awards: Certificate of upper secondary general education

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

• Higher education, Bachelor's4 years, from age 17

  Minimum entry: Certificate of upper secondary general education or diploma of technical and vocational education

  Awards: Diploma - Bachelor's degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

• Technical and vocational education for the training of mid-level specialists (second stage of the program)2 years, from age 17

  Minimum entry: Completion of the first part of the program for training in mid-level specialists or certificate of upper secondary general education

  Awards: Diploma on technical and vocational education and the recognition of the full secondary education