School age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey
Turkey: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 2.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.63 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
14th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.72 million
in 2015
All-time low
1.22 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey is 2.63 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey peaked at 2.72 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 1970.
That places Turkey 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.33 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.41 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.55 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.57 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.58 million | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.58 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.64 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.67 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.70 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.83 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.85 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.87 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.89 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.98 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.05 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.03 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.57 million | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 2.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.64 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.70 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.66 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.55 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.58 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.63 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 1.22 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million | 1.58 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 million | 1.86 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million | 1.90 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.55 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.53 million | 2.63 million | 6 |
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Turkey was 2.63 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Turkey ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release