Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 68,652 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan is 68,652 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan peaked at 68,652 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,408 number, in 1970.
That places Turkmenistan 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,408 number | — |
| 1971 | 34,281 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 35,014 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 35,430 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 35,657 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 35,849 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 36,146 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 36,678 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 37,233 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 37,831 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 38,459 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 39,076 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 39,828 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 40,783 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41,866 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 42,982 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 44,034 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 45,177 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 46,038 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 46,787 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 47,594 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 48,562 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 49,892 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 51,945 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 54,334 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 56,650 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 58,537 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 59,882 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 60,594 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 60,710 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 60,256 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 59,263 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 58,331 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 56,122 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 53,248 number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 50,338 number | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 47,911 number | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 46,274 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 46,178 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 47,106 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 48,502 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49,860 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 50,885 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 51,360 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 52,550 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 53,250 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54,750 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 57,281 number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 60,931 number | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 64,986 number | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 68,652 number | +5.6% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 68,652 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 68,652 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,753 number | 33,408 number | 37,831 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,503 number | 38,459 number | 46,787 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,870 number | 47,594 number | 60,710 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,503 number | 46,178 number | 60,256 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,436 number | 48,502 number | 64,986 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,652 number | 68,652 number | 68,652 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Turkmenistan was 68,652 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68,652 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,408 number in 1970.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Turkmenistan ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.