Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey
Turkey: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.5 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey, 1820–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 99.5 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2017.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey peaked at 99.79 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1820.
That places Turkey 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.01 | — |
| 1825 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1830 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1840 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1845 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1855 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 1860 | 0.19 | +35.7% |
| 1865 | 0.27 | +42.1% |
| 1870 | 0.37 | +37.0% |
| 1875 | 0.52 | +40.5% |
| 1880 | 0.72 | +38.5% |
| 1885 | 0.99 | +37.5% |
| 1890 | 1.38 | +39.4% |
| 1895 | 1.91 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | 2.63 | +37.7% |
| 1905 | 3.63 | +38.0% |
| 1910 | 4.97 | +36.9% |
| 1915 | 6.79 | +36.6% |
| 1920 | 9.2 | +35.5% |
| 1925 | 15.11 | +64.2% |
| 1930 | 21.02 | +39.1% |
| 1935 | 26.93 | +28.1% |
| 1940 | 32.84 | +21.9% |
| 1945 | 38.75 | +18.0% |
| 1950 | 44.66 | +15.3% |
| 1955 | 46.65 | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 37.8 | -19.0% |
| 1965 | 74.7 | +97.6% |
| 1970 | 85.5 | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 82.07 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 78.63 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 75.2 | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 71.77 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 83.7 | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 84.63 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 86.22 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 85.04 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 85.34 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.65 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.79 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 98.78 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.39 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 99.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 99.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.24, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.445 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.855 | 0.72 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 1890s | 1.65 | 1.38 | 1.91 | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.13 | 2.63 | 3.63 | 2 |
| 1910s | 5.88 | 4.97 | 6.79 | 2 |
| 1920s | 12.15 | 9.2 | 15.11 | 2 |
| 1930s | 23.98 | 21.02 | 26.93 | 2 |
| 1940s | 35.8 | 32.84 | 38.75 | 2 |
| 1950s | 45.66 | 44.66 | 46.65 | 2 |
| 1960s | 56.25 | 37.8 | 74.7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.48 | 71.77 | 85.5 | 6 |
| 1980s | 84.63 | 84.63 | 84.63 | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.56 | 85.04 | 86.22 | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.12 | 98.39 | 99.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Turkey was 99.5 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 99.79 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1820.
- How does Turkey rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Turkey ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.