Years of schooling in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Years of schooling was 11.21 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
11.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.21
in 2021
All-time low
10.82
in 2015
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Years of schooling in Turkmenistan, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 11.21 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Turkmenistan peaked at 11.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.82, in 2015.
Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.94 | 10.92 | 10.95 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.89 | 10.86 | 10.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9 | 10.82 | 11.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.19 | 11.14 | 11.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.3 compare
- 61 Chile 11.29 compare
- 62 Tajikistan 11.27 compare
- 64 Seychelles 11.2 compare
- 65 Argentina 11.18 compare
- 66 Bahrain 11.13 compare
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,978 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Turkmenistan?
- Years of schooling in Turkmenistan was 11.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for years of schooling?
- Turkmenistan ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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