School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.67 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.67 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 206 countries
All-time high
3.24 million number
in 2008
All-time low
2.29 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Turkey, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Turkey stood at 2.67 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Turkey peaked at 3.24 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million number, in 1970.
That places Turkey 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.29 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.37 million number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.41 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.46 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.50 million number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.59 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.64 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.70 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.94 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.99 million number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.03 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.23 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.23 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.18 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.17 million number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.15 million number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.14 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.13 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.12 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.12 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.13 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.15 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.24 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.56 million number | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.57 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.67 million number | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.67 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 11.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.67 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 12.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 million number | 2.29 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.99 million number | 2.76 million number | 3.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 million number | 3.14 million number | 3.23 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 million number | 3.12 million number | 3.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 million number | 2.56 million number | 3.21 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 million number | 2.67 million number | 2.67 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Turkey?
- School age population, primary education, female in Turkey was 2.67 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million number in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.