Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye
Türkiye: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 63.4% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 63rd of 87 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.0% | — |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Türkiye was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Türkiye ranks 63rd out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release