Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan is 19.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan peaked at 75.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2025.
That places Turkmenistan 99th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 19.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 19.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 3.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.0% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 41.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 19.4% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 96 Cuba 20.1% compare
- 97 Hungary 19.7% compare
- 98 Palestine, State of 19.6% compare
- 100 Philippines 18.8% compare
- 101 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.6% compare
- 102 Haiti 18.3% compare
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,747 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 82 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3347 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Turkmenistan was 19.4% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Turkmenistan ranks 99th 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 Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. 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 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