What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Hungary and Turkmenistan?

83,470 number, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Turkmenistan?

22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hungary vs Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Hungary

1.22 million number

in 2020

Turkmenistan

1.30 million number

in 2020

Hungary rank

91st

Turkmenistan rank

89th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Hungary
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.22 million number in Hungary, a difference of 83,470 number.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 91st and Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.69 million number	991,104 number	702,626 number	Hungary
2000s	1.54 million number	999,944 number	543,353 number	Hungary
2010s	1.26 million number	1.11 million number	149,421 number	Hungary
2020s	1.22 million number	1.30 million number	83,470 number	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Hungary or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 1.30 million number against 1.22 million number in Hungary as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Hungary and Turkmenistan?: 83,470 number, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Turkmenistan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Hungary and Turkmenistan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Hungary ranks 91st and Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.