Turkmenistan's adult literacy rose from 98.8 % in 1995 to 99.9 % in 2022.
Turkmenistan's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 99.5 % in 2019 to 95.7 % in 2024.
Turkmenistan · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 12 with data
Literacy
Turkmenistan's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.8 % in 1995 to 99.9 % in 2022.
Enrolment
Turkmenistan's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 84.1 % in 2019 to 94.6 % in 2024.
Turkmenistan's tertiary enrolment fell from 22.3 % in 1981 to 20.4 % in 2024.
Turkmenistan's children out of school, primary rose from 13,628 in 2022 to 28,415 in 2024.
Attainment
Turkmenistan's primary completion rate fell from 100.4 % in 2021 to 98.6 % in 2024.
Turkmenistan's tertiary attainment fell from 12.7 % in 1995 to 9.6 % in 2022.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
1st of 117 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia*
Turkmenistan's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 77.1 % in 1995 to 98.4 % in 2022.
Turkmenistan's expected years of schooling rose from 8.7 yrs in 2005 to 13.2 yrs in 2023.
Spending
Turkmenistan's education spending rose from 3.0 % in 2012 to 4.3 % in 2024.
Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)
% of government expenditure
3rd of 99 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Turkmenistan's government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure) rose from 20.8 % in 2012 to 27.6 % in 2024.
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