Government expenditure on education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Government expenditure on education was 3.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.1
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
57th
of 68 countries
All-time high
4.63
in 2016
All-time low
1.51
in 1986
Years of data
23
1978–2022
Government expenditure on education in Türkiye, 1978–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 3.1 for government expenditure on education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education in Türkiye peaked at 4.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 1986.
That places Türkiye 57th out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.35 | — |
| 1979 | 2.92 | -32.9% |
| 1981 | 2.21 | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 1.75 | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 2.65 | +50.9% |
| 1984 | 2.03 | -23.4% |
| 1985 | 1.74 | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 1.51 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 3.37 | +122.9% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.25 | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 4.22 | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 4.39 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.34 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.41 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.31 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.63 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.32 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.45 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.63 | 2.92 | 4.35 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.98 | 1.51 | 2.65 | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.01 | 2.25 | 3.42 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.37 | 4.22 | 4.63 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.1 | 4.03 | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on education in Türkiye?
- Government expenditure on education in Türkiye was 3.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 1986.
- How does Türkiye rank for government expenditure on education?
- Türkiye ranks 57th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on education (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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