Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 88.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan, 1995–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan is 88.0%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan peaked at 93.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2002.
That places Tajikistan 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 86.1% | — |
| 1997 | 88.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 86.1% | 88.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 62.1% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 87.1% | 93.8% | 7 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,278 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,297 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 154,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 149,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tajikistan was 88.0% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2002.
- How does Tajikistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Tajikistan ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.