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From Reading Culture to Reading Competence: What PISA 2025 Tells Kazakhstan

By Michael Jones on 14 October 2026

Kazakhstan has set itself an ambitious goal: to become a reading nation. In May, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree placing the development of reading culture among the country’s national priorities. The policy includes new libraries, a national digital library platform and a Reading Nation concept for 2027–2031. These...