Population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, female was 644,031 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
644,031 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
644,031 number
in 2020
All-time low
456,502 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 479.0k number1999: 490.8k number2000: 500.3k number2001: 506.2k number2002: 511.8k number2003: 511.7k number2004: 506.2k number2005: 496.8k number2006: 484.9k number2007: 469.9k number2008: 456.5k number2009: 502.3k number2010: 492.4k number2011: 484.2k number2012: 478.9k number2013: 475.8k number2014: 575.6k number2015: 575.8k number2016: 580.9k number2017: 589.3k number2018: 603.6k number2019: 622.5k number2020: 644.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan stood at 644,031 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan peaked at 644,031 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 456,502 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 484,900 number 479,031 number 490,768 number 2
2000s 494,662 number 456,502 number 511,809 number 10
2010s 547,905 number 475,816 number 622,490 number 10
2020s 644,031 number 644,031 number 644,031 number 1

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  3. 88 Central African Republic 656,997 number compare
  4. 90 Kyrgyzstan 613,313 number compare
  5. 91 Hungary 594,686 number compare
  6. 92 Portugal 575,681 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Turkmenistan was 644,031 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 644,031 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 456,502 number in 2008.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Turkmenistan ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.