Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in Turkmenistan is 20.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Turkmenistan peaked at 77.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, 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, male in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.7% | — |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 20.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 57.6% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 43.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 20.4% | 34.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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, male in Turkmenistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Turkmenistan was 20.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Turkmenistan ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release