School age population, primary education, male in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, primary education, male was 2.66 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.66 million
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
28th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3.49 million
in 1995
All-time low
2.50 million
in 2013
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Turkey, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.66 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Turkey peaked at 3.49 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.50 million, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 28th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.56 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.63 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.71 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.78 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.82 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.83 million | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.84 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.05 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.09 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.19 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.31 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.36 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.40 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.43 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.44 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.46 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.49 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.47 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.43 million | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.38 million | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.20 million | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.27 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.37 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.32 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.26 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.15 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.50 million | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.71 million | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 2.66 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 million | 2.56 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 million | 3.01 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 million | 3.35 million | 3.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million | 3.20 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million | 2.50 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million | 2.62 million | 2.75 million | 6 |
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More education data for Turkey
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Turkey?
- School age population, primary education, male in Turkey was 2.66 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release