School-age population in Türkiye
Türkiye: School-age population was 5.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.16 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
5.30 million
in 2015
All-time low
2.35 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School-age population in Türkiye, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 5.16 million for school-age population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Türkiye peaked at 5.30 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.35 million, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 2nd out of 72 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.69 million | 2.35 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 million | 3.04 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.87 million | 3.64 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million | 3.71 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 million | 4.96 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 million | 4.91 million | 5.16 million | 6 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.44 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school-age population in Türkiye?
- School-age population in Türkiye was 5.16 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.30 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 million in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for school-age population?
- Türkiye ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (upper secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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