The figures presented in the preceding tables confirm that, while there have indeed been improvements, they fall short of bringing about a radical change in income levels for education professionals in Kazakhstan. The State Programme for Education Development 2011-2020 recognises the problem and has therefore committed to bringing the average teacher pay to levels comparable with the private sector by 2015. What is unclear (and presumably not possible to establish with certainty) is how many of the teachers in the country make use of these possibilities, and what prevents other teachers from doing so.