Primary education, pupils in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Primary education, pupils was 631,199 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
631,199
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
633,319
in 2023
All-time low
557,184
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Primary education, pupils in Turkmenistan, 2019–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Turkmenistan stood at 631,199.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Turkmenistan ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 557,184 | 557,184 | 557,184 | 1 |
| 2020s | 617,025 | 588,703 | 633,319 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,978 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Turkmenistan?
- Primary education, pupils in Turkmenistan was 631,199 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 633,319 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,184 in 2019.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Turkmenistan ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.