School age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 1.71 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.71 million
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
20th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.96 million
in 1999
All-time low
1.06 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye is 1.71 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye peaked at 1.96 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 20th 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, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.12 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.32 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 1.85 million | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.90 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.92 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1.71 million | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 million | 1.06 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 1.20 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million | 1.28 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million | 1.71 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 1.77 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million | 1.71 million | 1.95 million | 6 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Türkiye was 1.71 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Türkiye ranks 20th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release