Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye
Türkiye: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 84th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7% | — |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 81 Rwanda 0.6% compare
- 82 Italy 0.6% compare
- 83 San Marino 0.6% compare
- 85 India 0.6% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 0.6% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
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 lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Türkiye was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Türkiye ranks 84th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release