Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye
Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7059 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7059 modelled data
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
158th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.15 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6667 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.7059 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye peaked at 1.15 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6667 modelled data, in 2024.
That places Türkiye 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9524 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8947 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8889 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8824 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.875 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.875 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8125 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7647 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7647 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7222 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6667 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7059 modelled data | +5.9% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.7059 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.7059 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.955 modelled data | 0.875 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7394 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 0.8125 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Türkiye was 0.7059 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6667 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Türkiye ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release