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Middle East > Turkey > Education

TURKISH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 61 [61st of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 90 years [90th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 97 [97th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 117 [117th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 92% [92nd of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 85% [85th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 30 years [30th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 28 years [28th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 27 years [27th of 28]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 140% [140th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 158% [158th of 170]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 26 hours [26th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 32 hours [32nd of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 37 hours [37th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 21 hours [21st of 38]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $20.00 [20th of 22]
School life expectancy > Male 70 years [70th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total 83 years [83rd of 110]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 18% [18th of 29]
Tertiary enrollment 83% [83rd of 151]

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SOURCES: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm); Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.; Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.; Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.; Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.; Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.; School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.; Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.; Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Turkey, Republic of Turkey, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti, Turkiye

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