Abstract
The article is devoted to the research of the state language among the students of the Aqmola region in Kazakhstan. The purpose of the research was to identify Kazakh language proficiency among the younger generation, as well as factors influencing the evolvement of the state language. In order to achieve goals, the authors implemented quantitative method with the survey instrument. 1000 students were questioned in the region in 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross tabulation, chi-square tests. According to the research results, the majority of the respondents claimed Kazakh language as their mother tongue, while the Russian language preserved its high functional significance among the respondents. The results also demonstrated the widespread developing tendency of Kazakh - Russian bilingualism particularly in families. Moreover, the majority of youth are involved in studying foreign languages, among which English takes a leading position. As for the self-evaluated language proficiency skills of the Kazakh language, most participants noted receptive skills such as reading and listening as easiest ones.