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Middle East > Turkey > Education

TURKISH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.49 % of GNI Time series [109th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 5.3 [61st of 100]
Children out of school, primary 899,833 Time series [10th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 12.647 per 1,000 people Time series [32nd of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 546,121 Time series [9th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 7,675.656 per 1,000 people Time series [28th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 353,712 Time series [14th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 4,971.374 per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 9 years [90th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [97th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [117th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7,904,361 Time series [12th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.114 per capita Time series [84th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5,742,070 Time series [18th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 82.47 per 1,000 people Time series [90th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1,918,483 Time series [19th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 27.554 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 47.46% Time series [135th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 42.04% Time series [143rd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 42.25% Time series [101st of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 89% Time series [96th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 92% Time series [73rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 87% Time series [97th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8% Time series [80th of 127]
Education spending (% of GDP) 3.7% [92nd of 132]
Education spending (% Primary) 37.7% [58th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 30.1% [71st of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 32.2% [11th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 94.1% Time series [39th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.3% Time series [33rd of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 92.7% Time series [40th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 87 Time series [75th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 91 Time series [59th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 83 Time series [75th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 51.3% [85th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 10.1 years [30th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 8.8 years [28th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 11.6 years [27th of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 11.84 % Time series [64th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.84 % Time series [61st of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 44.75 % Time series [23rd of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47% [140th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 37.5% [158th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 77.894 [15th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.95 Time series [104th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.82 Time series [115th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.74 Time series [72nd of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 88.31 % Time series [131st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 93.15 % Time series [122nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 90.77 % Time series [130th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 796 hours [23rd of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 796 hours [26th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 796 hours [32nd of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0 hours [37th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 796 hours [21st of 38]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 13.5% Time series [69th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 5.7% Time series [88th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 21.4% Time series [57th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 6,608,400 Time series [16th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 93.455 per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 1,406,900 Time series [29th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 19.896 per 1,000 people Time series [86th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 5,200,300 Time series [15th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 73.542 per 1,000 people Time series [55th of 138]
Library books 1,552,630 [43rd of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 22.2884 per 1,000 people [64th of 81]
Library employees 208 [38th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.00298589 per 1,000 people [58th of 68]
Library members 27,000 [35th of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 0.387591 per 1,000 people [59th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 79.6% Time series [12th of 157]
Literacy > Male 95.3% Time series [5th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 87.4% Time series [12th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 79.58 % Time series [70th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.27 % Time series [36th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 87.37 % Time series [59th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 93.3 % Time series [68th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.02 % Time series [42nd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 95.6 % Time series [57th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 95.6% Time series [22nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98% Time series [10th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 93.3% Time series [23rd of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 72.21 % Time series [32nd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 70.6 % Time series [35th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 73.77 % Time series [31st of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 94.34 % Time series [26th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 94.88 % Time series [24th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 94.63 % Time series [27th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 82.27 % Time series [90th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 93.08 % Time series [69th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 87.77 % Time series [91st of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [84th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 7,872,546 Time series [12th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.111 per capita Time series [88th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.58 % female Time series [126th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 225,852 Time series [19th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 3.944 per 1,000 people Time series [125th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 43.3 % female Time series [83rd of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 29% [37th of 99]
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $10,327.00 [20th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Salary multiplier with 15 years experience 1.1 [22nd of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $9,116.00 [20th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $10,327.00 [20th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $14.00 per hour [20th of 22]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.8 [118th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 4.6 [96th of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 91.09 % Time series [59th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 88.53 % Time series [64th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 93.32 % Time series [52nd of 118]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 42% [33rd of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 39% [33rd of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 20% [33rd of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 3% [7th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 6% [30th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 9% [17th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 4% [27th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 13% [20th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0% [36th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 13% [26th of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 2
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 5
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 11% [30th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 14% [23rd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 5
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 8% [34th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 11% [24th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 8
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 5
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4 % Time series [30th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.6 % Time series [33rd of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 3.5% [23rd of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 96.5% [8th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.6 [39th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 11.8 [104th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.1 [41st of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 30.38 Time series [53rd of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 94.9 [35th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 27.7 [64th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 22.6 [37th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 72.58 Time series [94th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.07 Time series [130th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 74.73 Time series [137th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 83.84 % Time series [128th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 95.18 % Time series [75th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 3.22 % Time series [72nd of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 3.77 % Time series [66th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 2.72 % Time series [85th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 4.9 [81st of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 8.24 % gross Time series [127th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 8.04 % gross Time series [122nd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 8.44 % gross Time series [121st of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 93.31 % gross Time series [142nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 89.33 % net Time series [79th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 90.41 % gross Time series [140th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.82 % net Time series [90th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 96.11 % gross Time series [137th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 91.76 % net Time series [71st of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 1.58 % Time series [107th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 79.23 % gross Time series [94th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 41.99 % net Time series [35th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 67.63 % gross Time series [108th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 90.5 % gross Time series [57th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 2 % Time series [98th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 29.01 % gross Time series [57th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 24.35 % gross Time series [64th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 33.54 % gross Time series [47th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 8.5 years [76th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 10.4 years [70th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years Time series [73rd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 11 years Time series [73rd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years Time series [61st of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 9.5 years [83rd of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 40 % Time series [27th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 6,224 Time series [21st of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 4,010,381 Time series [20th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.056 per 1,000 people Time series [117th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 5,330,923 Time series [15th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.075 per capita Time series [94th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 42.03 % female Time series [125th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 159,401 Time series [20th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 2.784 per 1,000 people Time series [129th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 38.7 % female Time series [83rd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,320,542 Time series [9th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 18.56 per 1,000 people Time series [32nd of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 41% [29th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 37% [18th of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 41% [29th of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 39% [18th of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 43 % awarded to females [29th of 30]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.4% [28th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 36 weeks per year [28th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 38 weeks per year [25th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 15% [83rd of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 55.7 % Time series [1st of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 33.7 % Time series [9th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 60 % Time series [3rd of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 28.1 % Time series [2nd of 77]
Universities > Top 500 2 [29th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.007 per $1 billion of GDP [31st of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.029 per capita [32nd of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.95 Time series [27th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

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

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