Primary education, teachers in Türkiye
Türkiye: Primary education, teachers was 61.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Türkiye stood at 61.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Türkiye peaked at 64.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1971.
That places Türkiye 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.1% | — |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 36.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 34.1% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 41.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.2% | 43.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.0% | 64.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 61.4% | 64.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Türkiye?
- Primary education, teachers in Türkiye was 61.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1971.
- How does Türkiye rank for primary education, teachers?
- Türkiye ranks 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.