Education in Turkmenistan

884 indicators covering education for Turkmenistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.3% 2024 up 40.7% 94th
Inequality in education 0.0294 2023 down 43.8% 160th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7619 modelled data 2025 down 10.1% 148th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 139th
Tertiary education, academic staff 50.1% 2024 up 0.0% 48th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 5 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 187th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7619 modelled data 2025 down 6.9% 151st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 96.6% 2023 down 27.0% 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 83.8% 140th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.7% 2023 down 10.0% 164th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 83.8% 146th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 102.6% 2023 down 25.6% 12th
Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 798,314 2025 up 13.6% 84th
School age population, early childhood education, female 388,386 2025 up 12.7% 85th
School age population, early childhood education, male 409,928 2025 up 14.5% 84th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 174th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2025 unchanged 116th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 65,890 number 2019 up 48.4% 126th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 2,755 millions 2024 up 156.9% 80th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.3% 2024 up 41.2% 82nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 44,875 number 2018 up 553.0% 26th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 168th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 27.6% 2024 up 32.8% 3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 164th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 620 2023 up 74.6% 165th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 4,267 2023 up 121.9% 7th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 56,772 2023 up 57.8% 5th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 62,124 2023 up 60.8% 25th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 up 12.5% 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 160th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 83 2024 down 47.8% 131st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 168th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 2,659 millions 2024 up 201.8% 77th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 108th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 43 2024 down 59.0% 129th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 40 2024 up 21.2% 131st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 173.1% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 11.1% 2023 up 94.3% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 114.9% 183rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 12.1% 2023 up 97.9% 25th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 228 2023 up 250.8% 44th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 26,728 2024 up 84.9% 71st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 18,275 2024 up 166.3% 54th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 8,453 2024 down 9.5% 79th
Population, age 0, female 51,688 2015 down 5.7% 103rd
Population, age 0, total 105,010 2015 down 5.5% 103rd
Population, age 1, female 51,221 2015 up 2.1% 104th
Population, age 1, total 103,995 2015 up 2.3% 105th
Population, age 2, female 50,763 2015 up 8.2% 105th
Population, age 2, total 103,001 2015 up 8.3% 105th
Population, age 3, female 50,315 2015 up 11.8% 105th
Population, age 3, total 102,033 2015 up 12.0% 106th
Population, age 4, female 49,882 2015 up 12.9% 106th