Population of compulsory school age, male in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, male was 660,315 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
660,315 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
660,315 number
in 2020
All-time low
466,831 number
in 2008
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 488.1k number1999: 500.3k number2000: 510.3k number2001: 516.7k number2002: 522.4k number2003: 522.4k number2004: 516.9k number2005: 507.5k number2006: 495.7k number2007: 480.5k number2008: 466.8k number2009: 513.6k number2010: 503.7k number2011: 495.4k number2012: 490.1k number2013: 487.0k number2014: 589.2k number2015: 589.4k number2016: 594.8k number2017: 603.4k number2018: 618.4k number2019: 638.0k number2020: 660.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, male in Turkmenistan stood at 660,315 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 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Turkmenistan peaked at 660,315 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 466,831 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, male in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Turkmenistan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 488,096 number
1999 500,336 number +2.5%
2000 510,336 number +2.0%
2001 516,672 number +1.2%
2002 522,420 number +1.1%
2003 522,424 number +0.0%
2004 516,941 number -1.0%
2005 507,504 number -1.8%
2006 495,651 number -2.3%
2007 480,454 number -3.1%
2008 466,831 number -2.8%
2009 513,586 number +10.0%
2010 503,668 number -1.9%
2011 495,351 number -1.7%
2012 490,089 number -1.1%
2013 486,977 number -0.6%
2014 589,167 number +21.0%
2015 589,428 number +0.0%
2016 594,832 number +0.9%
2017 603,439 number +1.4%
2018 618,381 number +2.5%
2019 637,980 number +3.2%
2020 660,315 number +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 494,216 number 488,096 number 500,336 number 2
2000s 505,282 number 466,831 number 522,424 number 10
2010s 560,931 number 486,977 number 637,980 number 10
2020s 660,315 number 660,315 number 660,315 number 1

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 691,550 number compare
  2. 87 Congo 677,353 number compare
  3. 88 Central African Republic 662,236 number compare
  4. 90 Kyrgyzstan 640,172 number compare
  5. 91 Hungary 626,198 number compare
  6. 92 Portugal 602,950 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Turkmenistan?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Turkmenistan was 660,315 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 660,315 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 466,831 number in 2008.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Turkmenistan ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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