School age population, primary education, male in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, primary education, male was 339,465 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
339,465
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
101st
of 222 countries
All-time high
339,465
in 2025
All-time low
131,024
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,790 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 51,448 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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February 2026 Data Release