Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 17.35 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Türkiye, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 17.35 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Türkiye peaked at 28.2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 17.35, in 2017.
That places Türkiye 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.94 | 22.77 | 28.2 | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.96 | 18.52 | 23.41 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.34 | 21.76 | 24.05 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 17.35 | 20.13 | 5 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Türkiye?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Türkiye was 17.35 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 in 1972.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 in 2017.
- How does Türkiye rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Türkiye ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.