Population, age 16, total in Turkey
Turkey: Population, age 16, total was 1.39 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Turkey, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Turkey stood at 1.39 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Turkey peaked at 1.41 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 million | 1.28 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million | 1.34 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.39 million | 1.41 million | 5 |
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More education data for Turkey
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 299,967 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Turkey?
- Population, age 16, total in Turkey was 1.39 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for population, age 16, total?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.