Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Kyrgyzstan
1.7%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1.9%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
135th
Turkmenistan rank
132nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 135th and Turkmenistan ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 26.9% | 19.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.2%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 135th and Turkmenistan ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release