School enrollment, primary in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School enrollment, primary was 95.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary in Turkmenistan, 2019–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Turkmenistan stood at 95.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Turkmenistan ranks 151st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 24,978 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.20 million (2025)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Turkmenistan?
- School enrollment, primary in Turkmenistan was 95.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Turkmenistan ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.