Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.7 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 1.7 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan peaked at 1.7 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.25 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Tajikistan 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.25 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.44 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 1.55 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.66 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.68 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.69 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.63 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.68 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.66 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7 GPIA | +2.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 1.7 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 1.7 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9255 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.62 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.69 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.68 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 1.7 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tajikistan was 1.7 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Tajikistan ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release