Literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Literacy rates among adults was 99.7% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan, 1989–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan peaked at 99.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2003.
Tajikistan ranks 4th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 97.4% | 99.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,890 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan?
- Literacy rates among adults in Tajikistan was 99.7% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Tajikistan ranks 4th out of 89 countries with data for 2009.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.