Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye
Türkiye: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in IMF calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye is 8.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye peaked at 12.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2001.
Türkiye ranks 103rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | IMF calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +51.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 8.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 8.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +51.7% | 6.4% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Türkiye was 8.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2001.
- How does Türkiye rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Türkiye ranks 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release