Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan is 6 years, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 years | — |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,978 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 490,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 511,524 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 156,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 102,357 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,790 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Turkmenistan was 6 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Turkmenistan ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.