Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye
Türkiye: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9536 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye is 0.9536 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye peaked at 0.9536 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6221 GPI, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6221 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6311 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6459 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6606 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6617 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.665 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6704 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6844 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7288 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7573 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7563 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7565 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7588 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7568 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7592 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7599 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7634 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7635 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7764 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7738 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7678 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7791 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8022 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.805 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8093 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.832 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8637 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8714 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8801 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8983 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9126 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9182 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.925 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9362 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9469 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9501 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9487 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9377 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9536 GPI | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6551 GPI | 0.6221 GPI | 0.6844 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7524 GPI | 0.7288 GPI | 0.7588 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7679 GPI | 0.7592 GPI | 0.7791 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8527 GPI | 0.8022 GPI | 0.9126 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9408 GPI | 0.9182 GPI | 0.9536 GPI | 9 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Türkiye was 0.9536 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9536 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6221 GPI in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Türkiye ranks 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.