Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Türkiye
Türkiye: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 8.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye stood at 8.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye peaked at 13.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
That places Türkiye 108th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.1% | — |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 105 Azerbaijan 9.1%
- 106 Samoa 9.1% compare
- 107 Gambia 9.0% compare
- 109 Philippines 8.9%
- 110 Andorra 8.8% compare
- 111 Ethiopia 8.8%
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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye was 8.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Türkiye ranks 108th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release