What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?

0.06 years, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

Tajikistan

11.27 years

in 2023

Turkmenistan

11.21 years

in 2023

Tajikistan rank

62nd

Turkmenistan rank

63rd

Tajikistan currently reports 11.27 years against 11.21 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Tajikistan ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Decade	Tajikistan	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.48 years	10.94 years	0.4583 years	Turkmenistan
2000s	10.96 years	10.89 years	0.0737 years	Tajikistan
2010s	11.3 years	10.9 years	0.4073 years	Tajikistan
2020s	11.28 years	11.19 years	0.0837 years	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?: Tajikistan, at 11.27 years against 11.21 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?: 0.06 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Tajikistan ranks 62nd and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.