Children out of school, primary in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Children out of school, primary was 33,418 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Tajikistan, 2000–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, children out of school, primary in Tajikistan stood at 33,418.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Tajikistan peaked at 68,800 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17,887, in 2010.
That places Tajikistan 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48,987 | — |
| 2001 | 52,853 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 42,087 | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 49,724 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 47,916 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 45,867 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 47,227 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 44,290 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 35,880 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 26,767 | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 17,887 | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 21,246 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 51,683 | +143.3% |
| 2013 | 66,195 | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 68,800 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 61,949 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 50,555 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 33,418 | -33.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +143.3% | 21,246 | 51,683 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,160 | 26,767 | 52,853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,467 | 17,887 | 68,800 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.85 (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Tajikistan?
- Children out of school, primary in Tajikistan was 33,418 in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68,800 in 2014.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,887 in 2010.
- How does Tajikistan rank for children out of school, primary?
- Tajikistan ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.