School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 2.01 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Turkey, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.01 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Turkey peaked at 2.01 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million number, in 1970.
Turkey ranks 18th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.02 million number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.08 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.28 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.31 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.32 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.32 million number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million number | +50.3% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.92 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million number | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.01 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 12.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.01 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 16.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +50.3% | 1.26 million number | 1.89 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 million number | 1.89 million number | 1.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million number | 1.88 million number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Turkey?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Turkey was 2.01 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.