Over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Over-age students, primary, female was 2.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye is 2.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye peaked at 18.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
Türkiye ranks 136th of 191 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.
Over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18.4% | — |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -65.2% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +92.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Türkiye was 2.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Türkiye ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.