Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 187,481 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
187,481 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
24th
of 133 countries
All-time high
187,481 number
in 2017
All-time low
148,791 number
in 2011
Years of data
8
2010–2017

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tajikistan, 2010–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2010201320172010: 151.8k number2011: 148.8k number2012: 150.1k number2013: 157.2k number2014: 165.9k number2015: 172.7k number2016: 175.5k number2017: 187.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 187,481 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

That places Tajikistan 24th out of 133 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tajikistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Tajikistan, 2010 to 2017.
Year number Change
2010 151,790 number
2011 148,791 number -2.0%
2012 150,059 number +0.9%
2013 157,247 number +4.8%
2014 165,935 number +5.5%
2015 172,661 number +4.1%
2016 175,508 number +1.6%
2017 187,481 number +6.8%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 187,481 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,272 number, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 187,481 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,257 number, 83.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 21 Morocco 240,325 number compare
  2. 22 Guinea 203,865 number compare
  3. 23 Indonesia 197,702 number compare
  4. 25 Russian Federation 173,778 number compare
  5. 26 Jordan 128,864 number compare
  6. 27 Sierra Leone 124,555 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tajikistan?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tajikistan was 187,481 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 187,481 number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 148,791 number in 2011.
How does Tajikistan rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Tajikistan ranks 24th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/