School age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 2.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.11 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
18th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.11 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.01 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey stood at 2.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey peaked at 2.11 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million number, in 1970.
That places Turkey 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.20 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.35 million number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.34 million number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.30 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million number | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.99 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.03 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.97 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.97 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.10 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 million number | 1.97 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 15 South Africa 2.37 million number compare
- 16 Uganda 2.24 million number compare
- 17 Kenya 2.12 million number compare
- 19 Tanzania 1.74 million number compare
- 20 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.38 million number compare
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Turkey was 2.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.