School age population, secondary education, female in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, secondary education, female was 5.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.31 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.31 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.43 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Turkey, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Turkey is 5.31 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Turkey peaked at 5.31 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million number, in 1970.
Turkey ranks 13th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.47 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.51 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.55 million number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.60 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.65 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.74 million number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 2.79 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.84 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.89 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.95 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.14 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3.28 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.36 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.43 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.49 million number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.55 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.69 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.73 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.76 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.79 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.81 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.82 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.82 million number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.79 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.77 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.75 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.73 million number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.72 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.73 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.37 million number | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 4.40 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.16 million number | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 5.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.27 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.30 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.31 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.63 million number | 2.43 million number | 2.84 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 million number | 2.89 million number | 3.49 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.72 million number | 3.55 million number | 3.82 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 million number | 3.72 million number | 4.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.00 million number | 4.40 million number | 5.30 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 million number | 5.31 million number | 5.31 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Turkey?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Turkey was 5.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million number in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Turkey ranks 13th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.