Inequality in education in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Inequality in education was 0.0294 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0294
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0524
in 2010
All-time low
0.0294
in 2019
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Turkmenistan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0294 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0524 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0294, in 2019.
That places Turkmenistan 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0434 | 0.0294 | 0.0524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 157 Kazakhstan 0.0317 compare
- 158 United Kingdom 0.0316 compare
- 159 Croatia 0.03 compare
- 161 Armenia 0.0293 compare
- 162 Belarus 0.0277 compare
- 163 United States 0.0266 compare
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,978 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Turkmenistan?
- Inequality in education in Turkmenistan was 0.0294 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 in 2019.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for inequality in education?
- Turkmenistan ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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