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Education · Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Tajikistan: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 9.9% (2017), 166th of 176 in the world and 51st of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 95.8% (2024), 139th of 191 in the world and 48th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 91.6% (2017).
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Tajikistan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 9.9%2017 | 166/176 | 51/51 | 7.3% | 8.6% | · | +0.8 ppsince 2007 | 78.3% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 95.8%2024 | 139/191 | 48/53 | 96.8% | 99.1% | 100.4% | +5.4 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 91.6%2017 | — | — | 92.8% | 100.1% | · | −1.4 ppsince 2007 | 98.1% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 86.9%2024 | 113/176 | 49/53 | 72.0% | 83.9% | 90.9% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 88.0%2017 | — | — | 83.7% | 90.5% | · | −0.6 ppsince 2007 | 91.9% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 35.6%2024 | 107/172 | 50/52 | 17.2% | 22.8% | 34.7% | +11.4 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.2%2017 | — | — | 6.9% | 2.6% | · | −2.2 ppsince 2007 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.7%2009 | 14/141 | 12/27 | 99.4% | 99.7%2009 | · | — | 98.8% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 98.8%2017 | 62/148 | 24/27 | 99.8% | 100.0%2009 | · | +0.3 ppsince 2007 | 99.8% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 22.32017 | 69/173 | 2/48 | 21.8 | 25.2 | · | +3.2%since 2007 | 14.9 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.4%2023 | 38/184 | 10/49 | 2.3% | 4.0% | 5.1% | +0.1 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 19.3%2024 | 22/179 | 5/49 | 12.7% | 15.5% | 17.3% | +1.5 ppsince 2014 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+0.8 pp9.9% in 2017
- Tertiary enrolment+11.4 pp35.6% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−2.2 pp4.2% in 2017
- Youth literacy+0.3 pp98.8% in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−1.4 pp91.6% in 2017
- Secondary enrolment−0.1 pp86.9% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−0.6 pp88.0% in 2017
- Pupils per teacher+3.2%22.3 in 2017
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tajikistan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tajikistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tajikistan | China | Afghanistan | Uzbekistan | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 9.9%2017 | 93.1%2021 | 1.1%2011 | 44.0%2021 | 38.5%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 95.8%2024 | 99.6%2024 | 112.2%2023 | 120.9%2025 | 99.0%2025 |
| Primary completion | 91.6%2017 | 103.5%2010 | 90.3%2023 | 83.6%2025 | 95.3%2025 |
| Secondary enrolment | 86.9%2024 | 92.3%2012 | 59.6%2023 | 98.1%2025 | 91.7%2025 |
| Lower secondary completion | 88.0%2017 | 103.6%2012 | 62.1%2023 | 97.6%2025 | 93.7%2025 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 35.6%2024 | 76.9%2024 | 10.9%2020 | 59.8%2025 | 53.9%2025 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.2%2017 | — | — | 0.7%2025 | 3.0%2025 |
| Adult literacy | 99.7%2009 | 96.7%2020 | 37.3%2021 | 100.0%2022 | 99.2%2009 |
| Youth literacy | 98.8%2017 | 99.8%2020 | 62.7%2022 | 100.0%2022 | 99.8%2009 |