Population: 18,556,698 (July 2017 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Kazakh/Qazaq 63%, Russian 24 %, Other 13%
Religions: Muslim 70%, Christian 26%, Other 4%
Languages: Kazakh/Qzazq (official) 74%, Russian (official business) 94%
Area: 2,724,900 sq km (slightly less than 4x the size of Texas)
Government Type: Presidential Republic
National Capital: Astana
Currency: Tenge (KZT)
Attestation Attestat | Grades 10-11 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 4 years |
Specialist’s Diploma | 1 year after Bachelor’s Degree |
Candidate of Sciences | 3 years |
Reported Grade (Translation) | US Equivalent |
95-100 A өте жақсы, уздік | A |
90-94 A- өте жақсы, уздік | A |
85-89 B+ жақсы | B |
80-84 B жақсы | B |
75-79 B- жақсы | B |
70-74 C+ Канағатта-нарлық | C |
65-69 C Канағатта-нарлық | C |
60-64 C- Канағатта-нарлық | C |
55-59 D+ Канағатта-нарлық | C |
50-54 D Канағатта-нарлық | C |
0-49 F зачет, есепке жатқызу, сынақ | F |
A student who fails an exam is required to repeat the entire year of studies. The new grade will replace the failing grade on the final academic record.
Reported Grade | US Equivalent |
5 Excellent | A |
4 Good | B |
3 Fair | C |
2 Unsatisfactory | F |
1 Unsatisfactory | F |
- Pass | F |
“Pass” or “Credit” grades are given when all course requirements are met but the final examination has not been completed. Transfer credit is not awarded for these grades and they are not used for the calculation of GPA
