Tajikistan: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1991 it is up 98.72% from 507,354 in 1991 (2.1% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Tajikistan's primary education, pupils rose 1.3% on 2023 (from 994,877 to 1.01 million).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +1.8% and a typical year strayed about 3.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.9% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.2% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 38,707 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Tajikistan had the 46th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tajikistan in the 2024 ranking

• Jordan — 43rd of 119: 1.12 million
• Israel — 44th of 119: 1.05 million
• Honduras — 45th of 119: 1.03 million
• Mauritania — 47th of 119: 891,821
• Sweden — 48th of 119: 859,847
• Paraguay — 49th of 119: 710,209

What this measures

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 32 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 141,089 (2024)
• Andorra — 4,218 (2024)
• Armenia — 160,885 (2024)
• Austria — 368,502 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 603,966 (2024)
• Belarus — 444,044 (2024)
• Belgium — 814,388 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 141,518 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 234,521 (2024)
• Croatia — 147,483 (2023)
• Cyprus — 60,596 (2024)
• Czechia

More education data for Tajikistan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 35.64% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.76% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.6% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 37,890 (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) — 19.26% (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Tajikistan's primary education, pupils?

1.01 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 98.72% from 507,354 in 1991 (2.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.01 million in 2024 and the lowest 507,354 in 1991.

How does Tajikistan rank?

46th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils unusual for Tajikistan?

In 2024, Tajikistan's primary education, pupils rose 1.3% on 2023 (from 994,877 to 1.01 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +1.8% and a typical year strayed about 3.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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