School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 683,918 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
683,918
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 222 countries
All-time high
693,184
in 2023
All-time low
486,807
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 683,918 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye peaked at 693,184 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 486,807, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 18th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 486,807 | — |
| 1971 | 500,788 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 519,116 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 540,237 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 559,502 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 572,398 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 572,758 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 560,656 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 559,310 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 567,033 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 580,262 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 591,458 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 602,333 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 612,105 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 619,586 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 623,294 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 624,752 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 634,291 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 643,990 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 663,118 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 678,908 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 680,141 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 687,974 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 686,835 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 689,817 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 691,896 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 690,395 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 688,082 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 682,256 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 678,668 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 635,887 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 638,163 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 638,972 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 639,805 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 643,242 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 646,715 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 651,974 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 655,545 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 676,527 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 679,994 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 685,124 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 675,384 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 667,425 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 611,414 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 623,183 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 633,102 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 642,268 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 663,443 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 667,706 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 651,157 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 649,678 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 642,790 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 667,469 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 693,184 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 691,035 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 683,918 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 543,860 | 486,807 | 572,758 | 10 |
| 1980s | 619,519 | 580,262 | 663,118 | 10 |
| 1990s | 685,497 | 678,668 | 691,896 | 10 |
| 2000s | 650,682 | 635,887 | 679,994 | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,021 | 611,414 | 685,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 671,346 | 642,790 | 693,184 | 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, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye was 683,918 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 693,184 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 486,807 in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Türkiye ranks 18th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release