Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan is 98.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 1989.
Tajikistan ranks 48th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 94.1% | — |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.5% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.3% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,890 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tajikistan was 98.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 1989.
- How does Tajikistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tajikistan ranks 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release