Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 83.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
34th
of 100 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2024
All-time low
82.2%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Turkmenistan, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 83.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Turkmenistan ranks 34th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.6% | — |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 83.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.4%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 83.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 94% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Turkmenistan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Turkmenistan was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2021.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Turkmenistan ranks 34th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release