Share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan is 98.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan peaked at 98.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2001.
Tajikistan ranks 66th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.1% | — |
| 1982 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 98.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 95.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Tajikistan was 98.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2001.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Tajikistan ranks 66th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.