Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Turkey
Turkey: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 7.76 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Turkey, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 7.76 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Turkey peaked at 7.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.86 million, in 2000.
That places Turkey 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.18 million | — |
| 1999 | 5.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.86 million | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.86 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.02 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.99 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.43 million | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 7.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.39 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.76 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 7.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.76 million | -0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.76 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 591,659, 13.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.76 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 415,675, 18.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Turkey 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 | +49.5% | 4.97 million | 7.43 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.16 million | 5.13 million | 5.18 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.93 million | 4.86 million | 5.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 million | 4.97 million | 7.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.61 million | 7.39 million | 7.77 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- 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 population of compulsory school age, female in Turkey?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Turkey was 7.76 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 million in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release