School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: School age population, early … School both sexes educational was 274,019 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
274,019 number
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
50th
of 92 countries
All-time high
296,177 number
in 2017
All-time low
257,166 number
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan, 2014–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2014201620192014: 257.2k number2015: 269.9k number2016: 278.5k number2017: 296.2k number2018: 291.5k number2019: 274.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan is 274,019 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Turkmenistan ranks 50th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Turkmenistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 257,166 number —
2015 269,922 number +5.0%
2016 278,457 number +3.2%
2017 296,177 number +6.4%
2018 291,507 number -1.6%
2019 274,019 number -6.0%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 274,019 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 274,019 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 120,227 number, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 47 Azerbaijan 300,185 number compare
  2. 48 Paraguay 280,305 number compare
  3. 49 Costa Rica 279,650 number compare
  4. 51 Austria 269,277 number compare
  5. 52 Sweden 240,052 number compare
  6. 53 Namibia 198,148 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Turkmenistan was 274,019 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 296,177 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 257,166 number in 2014.
How does Turkmenistan rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Turkmenistan ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/