Children out of school, primary, female in Turkey

Turkey: Children out of school, primary, female was 12,296 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
12,296
Change on year
down 69.1%
World rank
93rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
738,731
in 1974
All-time low
4,981
in 2014
Years of data
8
1974–2017

Children out of school, primary, female in Turkey, 1974–2017

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1974199520171974: 738.7k1994: 458.1k1995: 498.3k1997: 468.7k2014: 5.0k2015: 30.0k2016: 39.9k2017: 12.3k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2017, children out of school, primary, female in Turkey stood at 12,296.

The figure is down 69.1% on the previous year and up 146.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Turkey peaked at 738,731 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4,981, in 2014.

Turkey ranks 93rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Children out of school, primary, female in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Turkey, 1974 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1974 738,731
1994 458,063 -38.0%
1995 498,291 +8.8%
1997 468,735 -5.9%
2014 4,981 -98.9%
2015 29,975 +501.8%
2016 39,850 +32.9%
2017 12,296 -69.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 738,731 738,731 738,731 1
1990s 475,030 458,063 498,291 3
2010s 21,776 4,981 39,850 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 90 Cuba 14,674 compare
  2. 91 Myanmar 13,676 compare
  3. 92 Israel 13,540 compare
  4. 94 Belarus 12,179 compare
  5. 95 Greece 12,106 compare
  6. 96 Poland 11,415 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Turkey?
Children out of school, primary, female in Turkey was 12,296 in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 738,731 in 1974.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 4,981 in 2014.
How does Turkey rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Turkey ranks 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.