Tajikistan
Country in Asia
In brief
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 5.4% (2023). World rank 37 of 184; in Asia, 6 of 42. Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 62.4% (2023). World rank 179 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 37 of 46. Children vaccinated against measles: 98% (2024). World rank 20 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 12 of 47. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 90.3% → 95.8%, higher education enrolment 24.2% → 35.6%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 26.9 → 23.5. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan): maternal deaths per 100,000 births.