School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 664,942 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
664,942 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 204 countries
All-time high
664,942 number
in 2020
All-time low
435,511 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 664,942 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye peaked at 664,942 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 435,511 number, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 435,511 number | — |
| 1971 | 443,556 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 451,744 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 460,044 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 468,414 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 476,497 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 484,063 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 492,148 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 500,774 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 510,340 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 521,774 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 534,973 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 547,722 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 560,511 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 572,822 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 583,505 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 592,062 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 601,366 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 609,799 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 617,294 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 624,214 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 630,503 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 636,493 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 641,353 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 644,393 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 644,097 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 640,310 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 637,468 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 634,433 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 631,119 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 627,925 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 625,105 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 622,545 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 620,375 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 619,800 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 623,096 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 630,293 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 636,589 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 642,400 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 646,965 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 647,637 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 644,076 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 643,988 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 642,575 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 644,588 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 647,546 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 651,020 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 652,862 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 655,253 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 659,369 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 664,942 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 472,309 number | 435,511 number | 510,340 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 574,183 number | 521,774 number | 617,294 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 636,438 number | 624,214 number | 644,393 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 629,509 number | 619,800 number | 646,965 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 648,891 number | 642,575 number | 659,369 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 664,942 number | 664,942 number | 664,942 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 737,151 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 686,121 number compare
- 17 Kenya 679,701 number compare
- 19 Uganda 614,786 number compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 608,616 number compare
- 21 South Africa 534,977 number compare
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, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Türkiye was 664,942 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 664,942 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,511 number in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Türkiye ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.