School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 6.65 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye is 6.65 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 7.78 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.65 million, in 2025.
Türkiye ranks 15th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.48 million | — |
| 2014 | 7.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.63 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.70 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.69 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.45 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.24 million | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.16 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.90 million | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 6.65 million | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.63 million | 7.48 million | 7.78 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.18 million | 6.65 million | 7.69 million | 6 |
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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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Türkiye was 6.65 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.65 million in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release