Definition of Youth
Tajikistan’s national youth law, The Youth and Youth Policy (2004) defines youth as persons aged 14-30.
Marriageable Age
- Opposite Sex
- Same Sex
- Without parental consent
- with parental consent
- Male
- 18
- 17
- --
Candidacy Age
- Lower House
- 25 Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Upper House
- 35
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Partially indirectly elected and appointed or by other means.
Criminal Responsibility
(1998)
Situation of Young People
Literacy Rates
- 99.86% Male (15-24) %
- 99.89% Female (15-24) %
- Year: 2015
- Source: UNESCO
Net Enrolment Rate
Secondary School- 87.56%Male %
- 78.61% Female %
- Year: 2011
- Source: UNESCO
Situation of Young People
Tobacco Use
Consumed any smokeless or smoking tobacco product at least once 30 days prior to the survey.- 6.80% Male (13-15) %
- 2.80% Female (13-15) %
- Year: 2010
- Source: WHO
Policy & Legislation
The national youth law (2004) defines the parametres of a youth policy: its principles & measures; bodies responsible for implementation, and; employment, education & health rights. It also mandates that funding be allocated for the implementation of a youth policy. The main priorities of the national youth policy (2006) are: ensuring rights and freedoms of youth; guarantees on education, labour and employment; creating conditions for professional, spiritual and physical development; supporting young talent; social protection; prevention of religious extremism, and; the promotion of youth organisations. The Youth Programme (2012) is a practical guide on the implementation of a social development programme for youth. It is aimed at authorised government bodies responsible for youth.
Public Institutions
(ministry, department or office) that is primarily responsible for youth?
Youth and Representation
Budget & Spending
- % of GDP
- % of gov. expenditure
Source: World Bank
Gaps indicate missing data from the original data source. (Accessed August 2013).
Additional Background
The legislation [National Youth Law] contained 6 chapters and 32 articles aimed at providing integrated services in the field of breeding, education, culture, health and economy of young people [...] Youth policy - is a cross-sectoral policy in this case, all actions are aimed in implementing of youth policies and have a cross-sectoral nature. The competence of state bodies for youth are also interdisciplinary i.e. the structure of youth have right to attract and [be] guided by the respective state authorities in the framework of the state youth policy implementation.