Primary school starting age rose 0% to 6.00 years in Turkmenistan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, primary school starting age in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 7.00 years in 1996 and an all time low of 6.00 years in 2021. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, primary school starting age in Afghanistan amounted to 7.00 years, 6.00 years in Iran, 6.00 years in Kazakhstan and 7.00 years in Uzbekistan in 2021.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 85th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of primary school starting age, 47 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Primary School Starting Age | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
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