Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9891 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan stood at 0.9891 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.9891 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8308 index, in 1998.
That places Tajikistan 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8814 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8903 index | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9018 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9128 index | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9226 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9307 index | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9372 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9415 index | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9441 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9433 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9388 index | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9299 index | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9158 index | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8961 index | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8735 index | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8519 index | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8368 index | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8308 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8339 index | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8411 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8467 index | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.848 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.845 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8407 index | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.839 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8421 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8502 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8627 index | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8779 index | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8927 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9069 index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9195 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9299 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9399 index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9488 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9567 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9627 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9678 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9719 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9758 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.979 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9819 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.985 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9873 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9891 index | +0.2% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.9891 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.9891 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9181 index | 0.8814 index | 0.9441 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8851 index | 0.8308 index | 0.9433 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8493 index | 0.839 index | 0.8779 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9397 index | 0.8927 index | 0.9719 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.983 index | 0.9758 index | 0.9891 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More gender data for Tajikistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,892 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4634 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,841 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,841 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 126,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 134,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 134,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 128,822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tajikistan was 0.9891 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9891 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8308 index in 1998.
- How does Tajikistan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tajikistan ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.