School enrollment, tertiary in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School enrollment, tertiary was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary in Turkmenistan, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 20.4% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Turkmenistan peaked at 22.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 133rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 11.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 12.4% | 20.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Turkmenistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Turkmenistan was 20.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Turkmenistan ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.