Female teachers in Turkey
Turkey: Female teachers was 61.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female teachers in Turkey stood at 61.36.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Turkey peaked at 64.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.08, in 1971.
That places Turkey 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female teachers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.08 | — |
| 1972 | 34.92 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 35.48 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 36.91 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 37.66 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.07 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 41.19 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 41.83 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.58 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 41.53 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41.22 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 41.17 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.77 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 41.77 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.58 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 41.87 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 42.2 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.3 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 42.34 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.77 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 43.03 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.57 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55 | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 57.83 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 58.17 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.62 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.5 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 61.13 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.95 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.02 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 63.64 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.11 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.76 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 61.36 | -5.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 61.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 61.36 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.22, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.2% | 43.57 | 55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.64 | 34.08 | 41.83 | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.44 | 40.58 | 41.87 | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.87 | 42.2 | 43.57 | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.53 | 55 | 64.02 | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.47 | 61.36 | 64.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Turkey?
- Female teachers in Turkey was 61.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 64.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.08 in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for female teachers?
- Turkey ranks 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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