Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 59.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 59.3% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye peaked at 59.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1994.
That places Türkiye 98th out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.7% | — |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 59.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.2%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 59.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.1%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +30.5% | 39.8% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 37.7% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.0% | 58.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.4% | 59.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 95 Macau, China 60.2% compare
- 96 Palestine, State of 60.0% compare
- 97 Luxembourg 59.9% compare
- 99 Namibia 58.7% compare
- 100 Jordan 58.0% compare
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Türkiye was 59.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1994.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Türkiye ranks 98th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release