The independent accreditation and rating Agency IAAR is the first organization in Kazakhstan and the fifth in the world that has successfully passed the audit of the international Observatory on Academic differentiation and Dominance of the rating methodology (IREG/ Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence) and received a high quality mark approved by IREG Approved/ IREG. This indicator fully complies with the international standards of the IAAR university rating and prepares educational institutions for the quality of higher education.

More than 85 universities of multidisciplinary, technical, humanitarian and economic, medical and pedagogical directions, as well as art took part in the National Ranking of demand for universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2021).

The rating "National rating of demand for universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 2021" was conducted in all areas and levels of educational programs (bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs).

61 educational programs from SKSPU participated in the rating of the Independent Accreditation Agency and the IAAR rating – "National Rating of demand for universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan-2021": 33 - for bachelor's degree, 18 - for master's degree, 10 - for doctoral studies.

According to the results of the IAAR rating - "National Rating of demand for universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 2021" of the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating of the 2020-2021 academic year, South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University took the 9th place in the general rating of universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan "TOP-20" - 2021 (10th place in the 2019-2020 academic year).

According to the institutional rating of universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the university took the 3rd place in the educational programs of the bachelor's degree (4th place in the 2019-2020 academic year).

The doctoral program of SKSPU took the 8th place in the institutional rating of universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan for educational programs-2021.

The following educational programs were in the top three and received certificates that won prizes in accordance with the levels and areas of training of specialists:

Bachelor's degree:

6B01404 Training of a teacher of art work and drawing – 1st place;

6B018 Training of a specialist in social pedagogy and self-knowledge – 1st place;

6B01405 Training of a teacher of the basics of law and economics – 2nd place;

6B011 Pedagogy and Psychology – 2nd place;

6B01301 Teacher training in pedagogy and methods of primary education – 2nd place;

6B01403 Music teacher training – 3rd place.

Master's degree:

7M01403 Training of a music education teacher – 1st place;

7M02101 Design – 3rd place.

For doctoral studies:

8D01406 Professional training teacher training – 2nd place;

8D01504 Chemistry Teacher training – 2nd place;

8D01505 Biological teacher Training – 2nd place;

8D01502 Physics teacher training – 3rd place;

8D01601 History Teacher Training – 3rd place;

8D01702 Training of a teacher of Russian language and literature – 3rd place;

8D01503 Computer Science teacher training – 3rd place.