Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 9.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tajikistan, 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, female in Tajikistan is 9.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% 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, female in Tajikistan peaked at 58.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2025.
That places Tajikistan 133rd 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, female in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -26.7% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 9.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 47.1% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 19.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 9.7% | 21.4% | 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, female in Tajikistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tajikistan was 9.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Tajikistan ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release