School age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, primary education, female was 324,751 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
324,751
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 222 countries
All-time high
324,751
in 2025
All-time low
130,001
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan stood at 324,751. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan peaked at 324,751 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,001, in 1970.
That places Turkmenistan 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 130,001 | — |
| 1971 | 133,584 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 136,500 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 138,317 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 139,190 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 139,439 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 139,455 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 139,628 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 140,295 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 141,595 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 143,299 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 145,803 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 148,893 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 152,446 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 156,609 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 160,781 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 165,398 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 169,580 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 173,408 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 178,107 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 184,297 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 191,867 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 201,462 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 212,023 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 222,032 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 229,950 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 234,181 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 178,106 | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 177,353 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 176,657 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 174,954 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 173,323 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 171,610 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 170,043 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 167,861 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 165,615 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 162,594 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 160,140 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 158,033 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 156,491 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 154,749 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 152,259 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 149,837 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 148,726 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 205,010 | +37.8% |
| 2015 | 213,996 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 226,988 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 242,696 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 259,418 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 275,229 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 289,573 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 302,172 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 312,783 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 319,001 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 322,906 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 324,751 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137,800 | 130,001 | 141,595 | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,432 | 143,299 | 178,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,793 | 176,657 | 234,181 | 10 |
| 2000s | 166,066 | 156,491 | 174,954 | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,891 | 148,726 | 275,229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,864 | 289,573 | 324,751 | 6 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,978 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Turkmenistan was 324,751 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 324,751 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,001 in 1970.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Turkmenistan ranks 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release