Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan peaked at 3.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Tajikistan ranks 142nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -83.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tajikistan was 2.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tajikistan ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release