Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Türkiye
Türkiye: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Türkiye, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 4.7% for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Türkiye peaked at 5.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2021.
Türkiye ranks 55th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.2% | — |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 88% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.5%, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 2 |
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 (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Türkiye?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Türkiye was 4.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- How does Türkiye rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Türkiye ranks 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release