Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Turkiye
Turkiye: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 102.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Turkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkiye recorded 102.4% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Turkiye peaked at 114.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 1981.
Turkiye ranks 84th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.7% | 96.4% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 101.5% | 94.8% | 105.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 94.9% | 101.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 104.9% | 101.9% | 107.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.7% | 97.5% | 114.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.7% | 102.4% | 103.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkiye
- 81 Slovak Republic 102.8% compare
- 82 Germany 102.6% compare
- 83 Argentina 102.5% compare
- 85 Mexico 102.3% compare
- 86 United Kingdom 102.2% compare
- 87 Liechtenstein 102.1% compare
More education data for Turkiye
- 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Turkiye?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Turkiye was 102.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Turkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 114.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Turkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 1981.
- How does Turkiye rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Turkiye ranks 84th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Turkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.