School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 313,889 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan stood at 313,889.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan peaked at 330,696 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 286,923, in 2014.
Turkmenistan ranks 45th of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 286,923 | — |
| 2015 | 298,299 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 308,558 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 317,288 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 324,122 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 328,710 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 330,696 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 329,727 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 325,463 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 320,736 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 317,984 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 313,889 | -1.3% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 313,889 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 313,889 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 163,538, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 310,650 | 286,923 | 328,710 | 6 |
| 2020s | 323,082 | 313,889 | 330,696 | 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 educational development in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan was 313,889 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 330,696 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,923 in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Turkmenistan ranks 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release