Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 6.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan peaked at 44.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
That places Tajikistan 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -26.1% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 6.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 35.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 12.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 6.5% | 13.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tajikistan was 6.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Tajikistan ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release