Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 702,203 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye is 702,203 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye peaked at 702,203 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 480,511 number, in 1970.
Türkiye ranks 20th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 480,511 number | — |
| 1971 | 488,672 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 499,799 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 510,723 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 521,194 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 530,871 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 539,501 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 551,337 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 563,632 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 575,852 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 587,463 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 597,745 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 608,692 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 619,323 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 629,176 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 637,773 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 644,613 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 652,617 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 659,455 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 664,696 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 667,874 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 668,570 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 668,379 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 665,402 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 660,686 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 655,273 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 650,543 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 648,050 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 646,098 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 644,900 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 644,704 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 645,640 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 649,704 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 656,960 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 665,362 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 672,752 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 676,488 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 677,037 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 673,615 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 668,111 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 662,486 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 659,132 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 660,425 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 663,068 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 666,909 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 671,798 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 677,557 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 683,245 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 690,708 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 697,823 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 702,203 number | +0.6% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 702,203 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 11.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 702,203 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 17.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 526,209 number | 480,511 number | 575,852 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,155 number | 587,463 number | 664,696 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 657,578 number | 644,900 number | 668,570 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 663,037 number | 644,704 number | 677,037 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 673,315 number | 659,132 number | 697,823 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 702,203 number | 702,203 number | 702,203 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 17 Uganda 729,007 number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 714,329 number compare
- 19 Kenya 703,585 number compare
- 21 South Africa 590,215 number compare
- 22 Sudan 588,767 number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 554,847 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Türkiye was 702,203 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 702,203 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,511 number in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Türkiye ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.