School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 339,465 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Turkmenistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 339,465 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Turkmenistan peaked at 339,465 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 131,024, in 1970.
Turkmenistan ranks 101st of 222 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.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131,024 | — |
| 1971 | 134,844 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 138,007 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 140,059 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 141,162 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 141,615 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 141,824 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 142,181 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 143,019 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 144,527 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 146,459 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 149,240 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 152,652 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 156,540 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 161,066 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 165,603 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 168,484 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 171,003 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 173,807 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 178,867 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 187,798 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 198,156 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 209,791 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 221,110 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 231,209 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 239,290 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 243,740 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 185,658 | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 184,901 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 184,160 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 182,282 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 180,443 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 178,469 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 176,577 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 173,964 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 171,131 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 167,398 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 164,640 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 162,578 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 161,596 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 160,736 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 159,671 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 158,973 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 159,447 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 220,389 | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 228,962 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 240,642 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 254,580 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 269,639 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 284,534 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 298,847 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 312,158 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 323,967 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 331,612 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 336,708 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 339,465 | +0.8% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 339,465 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 265,287, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 339,465 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 222,195, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +38.2% | 159,447 | 220,389 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,826 | 131,024 | 144,527 | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,372 | 146,459 | 178,867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 208,581 | 184,160 | 243,740 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171,908 | 161,596 | 182,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,757 | 158,973 | 284,534 | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,793 | 298,847 | 339,465 | 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, primary education, male in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, primary education, male in Turkmenistan was 339,465 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 339,465 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,024 in 1970.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Turkmenistan ranks 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release