Tajikistan: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Tajikistan's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00086 on 2016 (from 0.99 to 0.99).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2016), the average change was +0.000362 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 0.03 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00249 a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Tajikistan in the 2017 ranking

• Uganda — 1st of 6: 1.03
• Zambia — 2nd of 6: 1.02
• Venezuela, RB — 4th of 6: 0.98
• São Tomé and Principe — 5th of 6: 0.97
• Central African Republic — 6th of 6: 0.77

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 27 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.02 (2021)
• Armenia — 1.01 (2021)
• Austria — 0.99 (2020)
• Azerbaijan — 1.01 (2021)
• Belarus — 1 (2021)
• Belgium — 1.01 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.99 (2020)
• Croatia — 1 (2020)
• Cyprus — 0.99 (2020)
• 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)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.01 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Tajikistan's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.99 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 1.01% from 0.98 in 1991. The highest value was 0.99 in 2014 and the lowest 0.93 in 2001.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Tajikistan?

In 2017, Tajikistan's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00086 on 2016 (from 0.99 to 0.99). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2016), the average change was +0.000362 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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