Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.30 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.30 million number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.30 million number
in 2020
All-time low
923,333 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 967.1k number1999: 991.1k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 980.5k number2007: 950.4k number2008: 923.3k number2009: 1.0M number2010: 996.1k number2011: 979.5k number2012: 969.0k number2013: 962.8k number2014: 1.2M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.3M number2020: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan stood at 1.30 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.30 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 923,333 number, in 2008.

Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Turkmenistan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 967,127 number
1999 991,104 number +2.5%
2000 1.01 million number +2.0%
2001 1.02 million number +1.2%
2002 1.03 million number +1.1%
2003 1.03 million number -0.0%
2004 1.02 million number -1.1%
2005 1.00 million number -1.8%
2006 980,527 number -2.4%
2007 950,404 number -3.1%
2008 923,333 number -2.8%
2009 1.02 million number +10.0%
2010 996,084 number -1.9%
2011 979,547 number -1.7%
2012 969,017 number -1.1%
2013 962,793 number -0.6%
2014 1.16 million number +21.0%
2015 1.17 million number +0.0%
2016 1.18 million number +0.9%
2017 1.19 million number +1.4%
2018 1.22 million number +2.5%
2019 1.26 million number +3.1%
2020 1.30 million number +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 979,116 number 967,127 number 991,104 number 2
2000s 999,944 number 923,333 number 1.03 million number 10
2010s 1.11 million number 962,793 number 1.26 million number 10
2020s 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.36 million number compare
  2. 87 Congo 1.34 million number compare
  3. 88 Central African Republic 1.32 million number compare
  4. 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.25 million number compare
  5. 91 Hungary 1.22 million number compare
  6. 92 Portugal 1.18 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Turkmenistan was 1.30 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 923,333 number in 2008.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Turkmenistan ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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