Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye
Türkiye: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 22.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye peaked at 47.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.9% | — |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2% | 28.8% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 22.4% | 30.2% | 3 |
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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 initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Türkiye was 22.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
- Türkiye ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 tertiary 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