Primary education, pupils in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Primary education, pupils was 1.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Tajikistan, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Tajikistan stood at 1.01 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Tajikistan peaked at 1.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 507,354, in 1991.
Tajikistan ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 594,825 | 507,354 | 690,306 | 9 |
| 2000s | 688,156 | 680,100 | 694,930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 689,167 | 662,427 | 771,040 | 8 |
| 2020s | 970,298 | 919,970 | 1.01 million | 5 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,890 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.65 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Tajikistan?
- Primary education, pupils in Tajikistan was 1.01 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,354 in 1991.
- How does Tajikistan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Tajikistan ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.