Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 3.23 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye stood at 3.23 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye peaked at 3.23 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 732,190, in 1994.
That places Türkiye 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 732,190 | — |
| 1995 | 791,021 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 857,888 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 954,878 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 884,827 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.64 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.00 million | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 3.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 833,994 | 732,190 | 954,878 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 884,827 | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million | 1.67 million | 2.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 million | 2.65 million | 3.23 million | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Türkiye was 3.23 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 732,190 in 1994.
- How does Türkiye rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Türkiye ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release