Slovakia vs Turkmenistan: Share of children who have completed primary school
Slovakia
99.8%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
99.8%
in 2025
Slovakia rank
16th
Turkmenistan rank
16th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Slovakia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 16th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 0.3% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Slovakia or Turkmenistan?
- Slovakia, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Slovakia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Turkmenistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Slovakia ranks 16th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.