Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Kyrgyzstan
551,185 number
in 2020
Turkmenistan
503,195 number
in 2020
Kyrgyzstan rank
106th
Turkmenistan rank
108th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 551,185 number against 503,195 number in Turkmenistan, a difference of 47,990 number.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 257,082 number 276,434 number 19,352 number Turkmenistan
1980s 271,664 number 325,930 number 54,267 number Turkmenistan
1990s 387,612 number 383,878 number 3,734 number Kyrgyzstan
2000s 442,451 number 317,370 number 125,080 number Kyrgyzstan
2010s 434,444 number 374,244 number 60,200 number Kyrgyzstan
2020s 551,185 number 503,195 number 47,990 number Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 551,185 number against 503,195 number in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
47,990 number, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.