School age population, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School age population, secondary education, female was 548,479 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
548,479
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
89th
of 220 countries
All-time high
548,479
in 2025
All-time low
174,655
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan stood at 548,479. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan peaked at 548,479 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 174,655, in 1970.
That places Turkmenistan 89th out of 220 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, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 174,655 | — |
| 1971 | 185,245 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 195,018 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 204,538 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 213,444 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 221,340 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 227,882 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 232,845 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 236,658 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 239,509 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 241,301 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 242,495 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 243,592 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 245,000 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 246,766 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 249,587 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 254,520 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 261,259 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 269,360 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 277,243 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 282,656 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 288,353 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 294,333 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 300,809 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 309,043 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 318,540 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 330,948 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 345,375 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 375,262 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 387,733 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 398,678 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 406,251 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 410,975 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 413,404 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 414,148 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 414,275 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 414,773 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 413,394 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 411,826 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 408,842 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 404,613 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 399,437 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 392,788 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 384,445 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 435,807 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 424,836 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 414,459 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 406,790 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 403,511 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 406,425 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 416,192 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 433,144 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 457,172 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 486,914 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 518,259 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 548,479 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 213,113 | 174,655 | 239,509 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,112 | 241,301 | 277,243 | 10 |
| 1990s | 323,305 | 282,656 | 387,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,657 | 398,678 | 414,773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 407,311 | 384,445 | 435,807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,693 | 416,192 | 548,479 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 86 Jordan 561,812 compare
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- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 517,757 compare
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, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Turkmenistan was 548,479 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 548,479 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,655 in 1970.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Turkmenistan ranks 89th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release