Adolescents out of school in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Adolescents out of school was 8.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Tajikistan, 1999–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 8.0% for adolescents out of school in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Tajikistan peaked at 28.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2011.
That places Tajikistan 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.3% | — |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -34.9% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.2% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 73 Macau, China 8.3% compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 8.1% compare
- 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% compare
- 77 Cuba 7.7% compare
- 78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.6%
- 79 Costa Rica 7.6%
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Tajikistan?
- Adolescents out of school in Tajikistan was 8.0% in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- How does Tajikistan rank for adolescents out of school?
- Tajikistan ranks 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.