Six Kazakhstani EdTech Platforms Transforming Education

Education technology (EdTech) in Kazakhstan has advanced dramatically in recent years. During the pandemic, digital education was seen as an emergency substitute for classroom lessons. Today, Kazakhstani EdTech companies set standards internationally. Local startups teach hundreds of thousands of children to code in South Korea and the UAE, bring adaptive mathematics learning to Latin America and use AI to help teachers prepare lesson plans.

RAEM analysed the country’s education landscape and compiled a verified ranking of six leading EdTech platforms in Kazakhstan. These projects have demonstrated their effectiveness through millions of users, substantial revenue, international export contracts and recognition at state level.

Overview: six EdTech platforms in Kazakhstan

1. CodiPlay: Kazakhstani gamified coding reaches 12 countries

Teaching children digital literacy and programming was long constrained by dull textbooks or the need for a powerful computer. Kazakhstani startup CodiPlay, founded by Zhanadil Taldybayev, proposed another approach: turn programming into an engaging arcade-style mobile game available even on a budget smartphone.

CodiPlay’s ecosystem includes a mobile app with arcade levels for learning Scratch, Blockly, Python and web development (HTML/CSS), the CodiKit robotics and IoT construction kit, and the CodiTeach web system that lets teachers monitor each class’s progress.

CodiPlay founder Zhanadil Taldybayev: the startup exports educational technology from Seoul to London

The project became one of Central Eurasia’s fastest-growing international EdTech businesses. Its valuation exceeded $10 million, with more than $2 million raised. More than 300,000 pupils now learn through CodiPlay in 12 countries. The solution has been adopted in private and public schools in South Korea (Seoul), the United Kingdom, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe, where the project reached more than 11,000 schools through a national digitalisation programme.

2. Qalan.kz: AI teaching mathematics to a million pupils

A central challenge in school mathematics is the cumulative effect of gaps in understanding: a child who does not grasp fractions or multiplication in Grade 3 may struggle with algebra in Grade 7. In a class of 30, a teacher cannot identify every pupil’s individual gaps.

Qalan.kz founders Askar Bolat and Kuanysh Nabiyev developed an adaptive AI mathematics trainer that acts as a personal virtual tutor. It begins with a comprehensive assessment, tracing the mathematical skills tree back to the root of each error. Pupils cannot advance to harder topics until they solve varied problems and consolidate the underlying skill.

Qalan.kz founders Askar Bolat and Kuanysh Nabiyev: the algorithm adapts mathematics to each child’s pace

The model’s results impressed investors: struggling pupils’ average grades improve by two points after a few months of regular 15-minute practice. The platform now teaches more than 1,000,000 pupils and is used in over 350 schools. Monthly revenue exceeds $500,000, or more than $6 million annually. Qalan is expanding in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan and piloting a Spanish-language version in Latin America.

3. Daryn.online: a leading online school and UNT preparation platform

Unequal access to quality education between major cities and rural areas has long challenged Kazakhstan. Talented rural pupils often lacked access to strong tutors and preparation methods for the Unified National Testing (UNT) examination and academic Olympiads.

Daryn.online, founded by entrepreneurs Aybek Kuatbayev and Nurbakyt Zhuldyzbaiuly, became Kazakhstan’s largest digital online school. The platform brought together leading teachers from Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, Bilim-Innovation lyceums and other top schools to record more than 30,000 studio-quality interactive video lessons in Kazakh and Russian.

Daryn.online founders Aybek Kuatbayev and Nurbakyt Zhuldyzbaiuly: a digital platform with three million users

Daryn.online has surpassed 3,000,000 registered users. Its ecosystem includes topic-based tests with immediate error analysis, real-time UNT simulations, career guidance courses and teacher professional development, reducing geographical barriers to learning.

4. BilimLand: the digital foundation of Kazakhstan’s school education

School digitalisation requires standardised content that meets mandatory state education standards. BilimLand, led by public figure and entrepreneur Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, evolved over a decade from a collection of interactive lessons into a central part of the country’s education infrastructure.

Its flagship OnlineMektep became a key remote and hybrid learning platform in thousands of Kazakhstani schools. The ecosystem also includes the Kazakh literature library Kitap.kz, the BilimClass digital learning tool and virtual science laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology.

BilimLand founder Rauan Kenzhekhanuly: 3.5 million pupils and 350,000 teachers use the platform

BilimLand reaches more than 3.5 million pupils and over 350,000 teachers who regularly use its digital resources. The company developed more than 40,000 interactive lessons aligned with the school curriculum and supports continuous digital learning across Kazakhstan.

5. HeRo Study: a cloud university and digital administration for 100,000 students

While school digitalisation in Kazakhstan was largely centralised, higher and vocational education spent years relying on fragmented, outdated and in-house software. Managing ECTS credits, resits, complex room schedules, dormitory allocations and student apps required a unified SaaS solution.

Kazakhstani platform HeRo Study, led by managing partner Anton Silenko, developed the HeRo Study Space SaaS ecosystem for universities and colleges. It replaces dozens of paper registers: students receive an app with schedules, transcripts, grades and push notifications, while administrators use an ERP/LMS with automatic academic workload calculations and bank integrations for tuition payments.

HeRo Study managing partner Anton Silenko: the cloud platform digitised academic administration for 100,000 students

The platform serves more than 100,000 active students at leading universities and colleges in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The project reached a $3 million valuation and raised more than $500,000 in venture investment. It is introducing AI modules to predict academic performance and track graduates’ careers.

6. Ustaz AI: artificial intelligence supporting schoolteachers

Teaching involves a substantial administrative and methodological workload. Research indicates that Kazakhstani teachers spend up to three or four hours each evening preparing short-term lesson plans, differentiated tests and visual teaching materials aligned with the Ministry of Education’s standards.

Kazakhstani startup Ustaz AI, created by a community of AI developers and teaching specialists, developed a generative AI copilot trained on Kazakhstan’s national curriculum. Teachers enter the subject, grade, term and lesson topic. Within 30 seconds, the model generates a structured lesson plan with learning objectives, assessment criteria, descriptors and ready-made exercises for pupils of different ability levels.

Ustaz AI was presented to Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Alem AI innovation forum

The project received a special award from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Alem AI artificial intelligence forum. Teachers using Ustaz AI estimate that it saves up to 70% of lesson preparation time, allowing them to focus on classroom interaction and individual support.