School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 879,893 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
879,893 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
88th
of 206 countries
All-time high
879,893 number
in 2020
All-time low
336,593 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan stood at 879,893 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan peaked at 879,893 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 336,593 number, in 1970.
That places Tajikistan 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 336,593 number | — |
| 1971 | 349,188 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 359,602 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 368,401 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 375,003 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 379,692 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 383,613 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 389,956 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 397,260 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 405,443 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 414,101 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 422,571 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 432,974 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 443,293 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 452,928 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 462,131 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 471,938 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 485,166 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 502,351 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 523,165 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 546,422 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 570,015 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 592,438 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 615,631 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 639,505 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 662,961 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 683,994 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 721,070 number | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 715,762 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 720,280 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 717,265 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 710,252 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 705,644 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 701,817 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 697,729 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 692,216 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 684,329 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 683,023 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 682,103 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 678,739 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 672,020 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 663,371 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 656,890 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 659,657 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 674,027 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 699,898 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 733,267 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 764,485 number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 799,736 number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 838,709 number | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 879,893 number | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 374,475 number | 336,593 number | 405,443 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 461,062 number | 414,101 number | 523,165 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 646,808 number | 546,422 number | 721,070 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 695,312 number | 678,739 number | 717,265 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,206 number | 656,890 number | 838,709 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 879,893 number | 879,893 number | 879,893 number | 1 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 671,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1162 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,921 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 304,005 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,278 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,297 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 154,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1717 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan was 879,893 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 879,893 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,593 number in 1970.
- How does Tajikistan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Tajikistan ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.