School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 798,314 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan is 798,314, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan peaked at 824,708 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 670,252, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 84th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 670,252 | — |
| 2015 | 702,528 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 732,902 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 760,503 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 784,425 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 803,726 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 817,453 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 824,708 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 824,625 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 817,388 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 808,673 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 798,314 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 742,389 | 670,252 | 803,726 | 6 |
| 2020s | 815,194 | 798,314 | 824,708 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Turkmenistan was 798,314 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 824,708 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 670,252 in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Turkmenistan ranks 84th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release