School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 606,768 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
606,768 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
81st
of 205 countries
All-time high
606,768 number
in 2020
All-time low
258,378 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan stood at 606,768 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan peaked at 606,768 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 258,378 number, in 1970.
Turkmenistan ranks 81st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 258,378 number | — |
| 1971 | 271,858 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 285,046 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 296,744 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 307,337 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 317,083 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 325,580 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 332,341 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 337,466 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 341,955 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 346,660 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 351,833 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 355,628 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 359,437 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 364,000 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 369,735 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 376,549 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 382,974 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 389,668 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 397,922 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 408,502 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 420,636 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 431,482 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 442,723 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 453,147 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 462,582 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 472,800 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 485,897 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 520,210 number | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 538,810 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 555,151 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 566,762 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 576,531 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 581,207 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 581,858 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 578,640 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 570,153 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 552,842 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 531,587 number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 507,966 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 486,445 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 471,995 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 466,195 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 467,090 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 564,212 number | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 571,891 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 580,436 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 585,505 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 591,603 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 597,929 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 606,768 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 307,379 number | 258,378 number | 341,955 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 369,441 number | 346,660 number | 397,922 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 463,679 number | 408,502 number | 538,810 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 560,270 number | 507,966 number | 581,858 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 538,330 number | 466,195 number | 597,929 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 606,768 number | 606,768 number | 606,768 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 78 Haiti 712,477 number compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 637,542 number compare
- 80 Honduras 618,741 number compare
- 82 Laos 597,323 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 582,097 number compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 571,753 number compare
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 308,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 322,358 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2463 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,978 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkmenistan was 606,768 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 606,768 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,378 number in 1970.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Turkmenistan ranks 81st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.