School-age population in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: School-age population was 1.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.07 million
in 2021
All-time low
369,551
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School-age population in Tajikistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school-age population in Tajikistan is 1.06 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Tajikistan peaked at 1.07 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 369,551, in 1970.
Tajikistan ranks 19th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 412,538 | 369,551 | 467,934 | 10 |
| 1980s | 552,903 | 482,035 | 647,409 | 10 |
| 1990s | 759,993 | 682,850 | 798,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 708,821 | 692,953 | 734,663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 879,956 | 751,834 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 1.05 million | 1.07 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,890 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school-age population in Tajikistan?
- School-age population in Tajikistan was 1.06 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,551 in 1970.
- How does Tajikistan rank for school-age population?
- Tajikistan ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (pre-primary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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