Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 8.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan peaked at 8.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2010.
That places Tajikistan 172nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,890 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tajikistan was 8.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2010.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Tajikistan ranks 172nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.