Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Türkiye
Türkiye: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 8.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Türkiye stood at 8.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Türkiye peaked at 19.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
That places Türkiye 90th out of 99 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 upper secondary student as a in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.8% | — |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 13.0% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 87 Liechtenstein 9.6%
- 88 Madagascar 9.3%
- 89 Lebanon 8.9%
- 91 Uruguay 8.7% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 7.5% compare
- 93 Cape Verde 7.5% compare
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 upper secondary student as a in Türkiye?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Türkiye was 8.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Türkiye ranks 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 upper secondary 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