School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.83 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.83 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
208th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.83 years
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan is 3.83 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Turkmenistan ranks 208th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.98 years | — |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.91 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.83 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.98 years | 3.98 years | 3.98 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.92 years | 3.83 years | 4 years | 5 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,978 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turkmenistan was 3.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 years in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Turkmenistan ranks 208th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release