Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 2014
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,978 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Turkmenistan ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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