Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 100.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 100.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye peaked at 103.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.9% | — |
| 1972 | 53.3% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 57.0% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 59.3% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 64.1% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 51.9% | 57.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 64.9% | 59.3% | 67.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 67.7% | 76.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 78.3% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 89.0% | 103.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Türkiye was 100.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Türkiye ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.