Share of primary school teachers who are women in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 83.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Turkmenistan, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 83.2% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.6% | — |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 83.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 83.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,747 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 82 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3347 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Turkmenistan?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Turkmenistan was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2021.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Turkmenistan ranks 75th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.