8 answers, 2 from Tajikistan's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
Tajikistan's government spent 5.4% of GDP on education in 2023, the same as in 2022 and up from 4.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank, which uses UNESCO Institute for Statistics data.
The figure covers public spending on all levels of education, from pre-school to university. It does not include what families pay themselves, such as private tuition. Spending as a share of GDP can stay level while spending in somoni rises, because the economy has grown quickly.
99.7% of adults in Tajikistan could read and write in 2009, the latest year in the World Bank series, which uses UNESCO Institute for Statistics data.
The rate covers people aged 15 and over and comes from household surveys or censuses, which often count literacy by self-report. Because the figure is old, it may not reflect today's population. Newer education data, such as enrolment and completion rates, are published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts net primary school enrolment in Tajikistan at 98.3% in 2017. Since 2005 it has ranged from 96.6% (2016) to 99.2% (2013). It is 10th highest of 45 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 95.7%. Worldwide: 19th of 134.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross secondary school enrolment in Tajikistan at 86.9% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2021, at 91.3%; its low point was 2005, at 80.0%. It is 32nd highest of 34 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 101.1%. Of 100 countries with 2024 data, 69th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 35.6%. The peak was 37.4% in 2021 and the low 20.2% in 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 71.1%, and Tajikistan placed 32nd highest of 34. Of 90 countries with 2024 data, 61st highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 5.4% of GDP. Since 2005 it has ranged from 3.4% of GDP (2006) to 5.7% of GDP (2016). Europe & Central Asia median: 3.7% of GDP; Tajikistan is 4th highest of 16. World rank, highest first: 20th of 112.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Tajikistan was 22 in 2017. The peak was 25 in 2010 and the low 21 in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 13; Tajikistan is 2nd highest of 39. World rank, highest first: 49th of 130.
In 2017, the primary completion rate in Tajikistan was 91.6%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2011, at 104.5%; its low point was 2016, at 90.9%. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 98.3%, and Tajikistan placed 38th highest of 43. Worldwide: 81st of 129.
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