Primary completion rate, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Primary completion rate, female was 89.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Türkiye, 1984–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Türkiye stood at 89.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Türkiye peaked at 135.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1984.
Türkiye ranks 127th of 189 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.
Primary completion rate, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 78.0% | — |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 101.0% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 85.6% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 88.5% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 93.7% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 103.2% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 135.3% | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 103.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 101.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.6% | 78.0% | 101.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 85.8% | 93.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 91.3% | 135.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 89.4% | 103.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.00 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Türkiye?
- Primary completion rate, female in Türkiye was 89.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 135.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1984.
- How does Türkiye rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Türkiye ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.