Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita was 13.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, 2012–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2016, share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye stood at 13.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.
Türkiye ranks 77th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.3% | — |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -9.6% |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.00 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye was 13.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2016.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 77th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.