Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 235,415 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
235,415 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
235,415 number
in 2020
All-time low
89,161 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 235,415 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan peaked at 235,415 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,161 number, in 1970.

Tajikistan ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Tajikistan, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 89,161 number
1971 91,873 number +3.0%
1972 94,147 number +2.5%
1973 95,645 number +1.6%
1974 96,699 number +1.1%
1975 97,644 number +1.0%
1976 98,721 number +1.1%
1977 100,498 number +1.8%
1978 102,621 number +2.1%
1979 104,954 number +2.3%
1980 107,297 number +2.2%
1981 109,461 number +2.0%
1982 112,311 number +2.6%
1983 114,762 number +2.2%
1984 117,154 number +2.1%
1985 119,816 number +2.3%
1986 122,962 number +2.6%
1987 127,408 number +3.6%
1988 133,131 number +4.5%
1989 139,584 number +4.8%
1990 146,146 number +4.7%
1991 152,230 number +4.2%
1992 158,244 number +4.0%
1993 164,542 number +4.0%
1994 170,600 number +3.7%
1995 175,863 number +3.1%
1996 179,810 number +2.2%
1997 185,317 number +3.1%
1998 183,248 number -1.1%
1999 181,715 number -0.8%
2000 179,360 number -1.3%
2001 177,037 number -1.3%
2002 175,551 number -0.8%
2003 174,189 number -0.8%
2004 172,808 number -0.8%
2005 171,092 number -1.0%
2006 168,740 number -1.4%
2007 168,780 number +0.0%
2008 167,800 number -0.6%
2009 166,397 number -0.8%
2010 165,010 number -0.8%
2011 163,811 number -0.7%
2012 164,759 number +0.6%
2013 169,463 number +2.9%
2014 176,825 number +4.3%
2015 185,769 number +5.1%
2016 195,271 number +5.1%
2017 204,313 number +4.6%
2018 214,440 number +5.0%
2019 225,018 number +4.9%
2020 235,415 number +4.6%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 235,415 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 235,415 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77,228 number, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 97,196 number 89,161 number 104,954 number 10
1980s 120,389 number 107,297 number 139,584 number 10
1990s 169,772 number 146,146 number 185,317 number 10
2000s 172,175 number 166,397 number 179,360 number 10
2010s 186,468 number 163,811 number 225,018 number 10
2020s 235,415 number 235,415 number 235,415 number 1

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 75 Chile 252,948 number compare
  2. 76 Haiti 248,918 number compare
  3. 77 Bolivia 236,397 number compare
  4. 79 Jordan 233,748 number compare
  5. 80 Togo 225,117 number compare
  6. 81 Sierra Leone 214,762 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tajikistan was 235,415 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 235,415 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 89,161 number in 1970.
How does Tajikistan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Tajikistan ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.