Lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 91.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 91.0% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye peaked at 131.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1976.
Türkiye ranks 93rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.6% | — |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 18.1% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +160.9% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 131.9% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.9% | 25.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 27.1% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 81.8% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 92.5% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.1% | 91.0% | 131.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Türkiye was 91.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1976.
- How does Türkiye rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Türkiye ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.