Share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 99.8% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 1981.
Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.4% | — |
| 1982 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 99.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Turkmenistan was 99.8% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 1981.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Turkmenistan ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.