Tajikistan
Background Information
Region
Europe & Central Asia
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
28% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
879,893 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,210,861 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
9%
Source: UNSDG, 2017
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
57
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
24%
Source: DHS, 2017
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
25%
Source: DHS, 2017
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2015
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 98%
-
Male 100%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 94%
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Male 97%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 62%
-
Male 82%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 2%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school
-
Female 5%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school
-
Female 37%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Project/Program
Building Safe Schools Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Project/Program
Pennies for Peace