Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey
Turkey: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.944 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Turkey, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.944 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 0.944 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6035 GPI, in 2002.
Turkey ranks 137th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6678 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.6354 GPI | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6795 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6179 GPI | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6336 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6099 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6035 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6054 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6718 GPI | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7781 GPI | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7805 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7925 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8441 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8823 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.872 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8623 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9184 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9194 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9263 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9365 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9059 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.944 GPI | +4.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.944 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08 GPI, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.944 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPI, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6502 GPI | 0.6179 GPI | 0.6795 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7202 GPI | 0.6035 GPI | 0.8823 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9139 GPI | 0.8623 GPI | 0.944 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Turkey?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Turkey was 0.944 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6035 GPI in 2002.
- How does Turkey rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Turkey ranks 137th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.