Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkmenistan, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkmenistan peaked at 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 69 Azerbaijan 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 71 Iran 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 73 Brazil 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 74 South Africa 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 75 Ukraine 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkmenistan?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Turkmenistan was 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Turkmenistan ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.