Over the period of the last 20 years Kazakhstan has significantly improved its human development record: Between 1990 and 2010, expected years of schooling increased by almost 3 years, the GNI per capita increased by 33 per cent, and although life expectancy at birth shows a slight decrease on the overall period, it has increased by 1.8 years since 2000 and continues on this increasing trend.

This document gives a quick presentation of the UNDP-supported project " Kazakhstan: Responsive Governance for MDG Acceleration".