Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 52.5% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye peaked at 52.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 101st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.4% | — |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 40.4% | 43.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 41.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 41.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.8% | 52.5% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Türkiye was 52.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Türkiye ranks 101st out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release