Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 61.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye stood at 61.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye peaked at 64.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.1% | — |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 36.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | -5.2% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 61.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 61.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary 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 | +26.2% | 43.6% | 55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 34.1% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 41.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.2% | 43.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.0% | 64.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 61.4% | 64.8% | 4 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Türkiye was 61.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Türkiye ranks 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release