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Universities in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has 59 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1928. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES59

OLDEST1928

FOUNDED 1900+56

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later56 · 95%

Date unknown3 · 5%

Oldest universities in Kazakhstan

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1928Kazakh National Pedagogical University

1929Kazakh National Agrarian Research University

1931Academy of Banking

1931Kazakh National Medical University

1931Kazakhstan National Security Committee Frontier Academy

1932West Kazakhstan State University

1934Satbayev University

1937North Kazakhstan State University

1940Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University

1941Ablai Khan University

1943Zhanibekov University

1944Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University

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