Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 10 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 1970
All-time low
10 years
in 2013
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye is 10 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye peaked at 11 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 2013.
Türkiye ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11 years | — |
| 1971 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 years | 10 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 198 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare
- 198 Armenia 10 years compare
- 198 Austria 10 years compare
- 198 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
- 198 Belarus 10 years compare
- 198 Germany 10 years compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 10 years compare
- 198 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
- 198 Myanmar 10 years compare
- 198 Nepal 10 years compare
- 198 Oman 10 years compare
- 198 Pakistan 10 years compare
- 198 Palestine, State of 10 years compare
- 198 Somalia 10 years compare
- 198 Slovakia 10 years compare
- 198 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
- 198 Ukraine 10 years compare
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 official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Türkiye was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 2013.
- How does Türkiye rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Türkiye ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release