Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 33.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 33.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 215.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan peaked at 33.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2009.
Tajikistan ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 33.8% | +9.7% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 33.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 33.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 37.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 7.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 17.8% | 33.8% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Tajikistan was 33.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Tajikistan ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.9%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release