Which has higher secondary education, pupils, South Asia or Turkey?

South Asia, at 152.88 million against 12.31 million in Turkey as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between South Asia and Turkey?

140.56 million, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?

49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Asia vs Turkey: Secondary education, pupils

South Asia

152.88 million

in 2024

Turkey

12.31 million

in 2023

South Asia rank

13th

Turkey rank

10th

Secondary education, pupils over time

South Asia
Turkey

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 152.88 million against 12.31 million in Turkey, a difference of 140.56 million.

That makes South Asia's figure about 12.4 times Turkey's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th of 43 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.49 million	1.69 million	37.81 million	South Asia
1980s	44.93 million	2.72 million	42.21 million	South Asia
1990s	77.01 million	4.40 million	72.61 million	South Asia
2000s	101.54 million	6.59 million	94.95 million	South Asia
2010s	144.19 million	10.07 million	134.12 million	South Asia
2020s	158.54 million	11.75 million	146.79 million	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, South Asia or Turkey?: South Asia, at 152.88 million against 12.31 million in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between South Asia and Turkey?: 140.56 million, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do South Asia and Turkey rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: South Asia ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.