School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 5.41 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.41 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.41 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.47 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye stood at 5.41 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye peaked at 5.41 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million number, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 16th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.47 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.51 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.56 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.67 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.83 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.94 million number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.99 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.12 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.41 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.48 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.60 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.65 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.75 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.80 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.83 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.86 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.88 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.88 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.87 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.85 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.83 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.82 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.80 million number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.79 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.78 million number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.77 million number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.77 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.79 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.83 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.87 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.92 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.95 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.97 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.29 million number | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 5.30 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.32 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.38 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.41 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.70 million number | 2.47 million number | 2.94 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.30 million number | 2.99 million number | 3.60 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 million number | 3.65 million number | 3.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 million number | 3.77 million number | 3.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 million number | 3.92 million number | 5.39 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 million number | 5.41 million number | 5.41 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Türkiye was 5.41 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Türkiye ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.