Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.4% for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
Türkiye ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More education data for Türkiye
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye?
- Initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) in Türkiye was 0.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Türkiye rank for initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational)?
- Türkiye ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (other non-educational) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 (other non-educational private entities) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release