Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye
Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 1.05 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.05 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.58 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
1.05 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 1.05 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye peaked at 1.58 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.05 modelled data, in 2024.
That places Türkiye 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.58 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.56 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.53 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.34 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.29 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.23 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.17 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.15 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.13 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.16 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.7% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 1.58 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.2 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Türkiye was 1.05 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Türkiye ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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