Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye
Türkiye: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 16.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye is 16.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2015.
Türkiye ranks 63rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.1% | — |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +49.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.7% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 16.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 60 Kuwait 16.8%
- 61 Liechtenstein 16.5%
- 62 France 16.5% compare
- 64 Cyprus 16.0% compare
- 65 Andorra 15.7% compare
- 66 Switzerland 15.4% compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Türkiye was 16.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release