The "Atameken" National Chamber of Entrepreneurs in cooperation with with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education has been conducting an independent evaluation of Kazakhstani universities educational programs for six years.

In 2022 the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs evaluated universities by 19 criteria, the main of which are as follows: level of employment, median salary, educational program accreditation, proficiency of lecturers, and relevance of programs.

During the rating generation, 119 educational programs (specialties) were covered, more than 2 thousand educational programs were evaluated, 81.393 graduates were analyzed, and more than 200 industry experts were involved, as a result of which more than 2 thousand expert opinions were compiled for 97 universities.

Compared with previous years, an average percentage of employment in 2022 increased by 1.8% and amounted to 79.5%. In 2020, the indicator was 71%, in 2021: 77.7%.

Employment indicator for graduates from the West Kazakhstan region amounted to 86%, for graduates from Almaty region - 85% and Atyrau region - 84%. The lowest level of employment is detected in Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions with indicator of 73%.

To ensure unbiased evaluation of average salary of graduates, the "median salary" was taken into account, which reflects the amount of money received by the main number of employees. The highest median salary is received by graduates in Almaty region, the indicator in the first year of work in the region amounted to KZT 196.769, while the minimum median salary for graduates was detected in Shymkent with an indicator of KZT 124.895.

The highest average salary of graduates was detected in "Health and Social Security" field with an indicator of KZT 221.841, while the minimum indicator of KZT 126.029 was detected in "Agriculture and Bioresources" field. The median salary of all the graduates according to the rating is KZT 155.621.

Another important criterion is a period within which the graduates find a job. An average duration of job search after graduation in 2022 was 97 days.

Additional information can be found by the following links:

• Website: https://atameken.kz/ru/university_ratings
• Instagram: @atameken_ratings