School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Turkey
Turkey: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 87.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Turkey, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 87.2% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2017.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Turkey peaked at 97.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1974.
That places Turkey 114th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 76.4% | — |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 88.3% | 90.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 94.5% | 97.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 87.2% | 95.4% | 8 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Turkey?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Turkey was 87.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1974.
- How does Turkey rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Turkey ranks 114th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.