School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 695,195 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
695,195 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 204 countries
All-time high
695,195 number
in 2020
All-time low
426,667 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye stood at 695,195 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye peaked at 695,195 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 426,667 number, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 17th 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, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 426,667 number | — |
| 1971 | 436,263 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 445,677 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 456,202 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 467,202 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 477,500 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 486,495 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 496,042 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 505,985 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 516,321 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 527,465 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 539,318 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 550,679 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 562,089 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 573,437 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 584,511 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 594,994 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 606,005 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 616,407 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 625,990 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 634,542 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 641,793 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 648,554 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 654,212 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 657,959 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 658,241 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 654,909 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 652,314 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 649,541 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 646,550 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 643,826 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 641,657 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 639,843 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 638,492 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 638,817 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 643,134 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 651,442 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 658,746 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 665,453 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 670,810 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 672,115 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 669,050 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 669,301 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 668,655 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 670,904 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 674,086 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 677,994 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 680,439 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 683,590 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 688,680 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 695,195 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 471,435 number | 426,667 number | 516,321 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 578,090 number | 527,465 number | 625,990 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 649,862 number | 634,542 number | 658,241 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 649,222 number | 638,492 number | 670,810 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 675,481 number | 668,655 number | 688,680 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 695,195 number | 695,195 number | 695,195 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 14 Russian Federation 862,824 number compare
- 15 Viet Nam 765,456 number compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 753,045 number compare
- 18 Kenya 690,996 number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 638,419 number compare
- 20 Uganda 624,242 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, male in Türkiye?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Türkiye was 695,195 number in 2020, 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 695,195 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 426,667 number in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Türkiye ranks 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.