Over-age students, primary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Over-age students, primary was 2.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Türkiye, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Türkiye stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Türkiye peaked at 20.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
That places Türkiye 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20.0% | — |
| 1985 | 11.4% | -43.1% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +78.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Türkiye?
- Over-age students, primary 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 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for over-age students, primary?
- Türkiye ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 (% of 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.