School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey

Turkey: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9859 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9859 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
115th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.9954 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.7281 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2020

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey, 1971–2020

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey is 0.9859 GPI, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey peaked at 0.9954 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7281 GPI, in 1971.

Turkey ranks 115th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Turkey, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7281 GPI
1972 0.7499 GPI +3.0%
1973 0.7702 GPI +2.7%
1974 0.7873 GPI +2.2%
1975 0.8028 GPI +2.0%
1976 0.8116 GPI +1.1%
1977 0.8188 GPI +0.9%
1978 0.8272 GPI +1.0%
1979 0.8305 GPI +0.4%
1981 0.8373 GPI +0.8%
1982 0.8573 GPI +2.4%
1984 0.8814 GPI +2.8%
1985 0.8957 GPI +1.6%
1986 0.904 GPI +0.9%
1987 0.904 GPI +0.0%
1988 0.9071 GPI +0.3%
1989 0.9068 GPI -0.0%
1990 0.9083 GPI +0.2%
1991 0.9083 GPI -0.0%
1992 0.9095 GPI +0.1%
1993 0.9135 GPI +0.4%
1994 0.9221 GPI +0.9%
1995 0.9236 GPI +0.2%
1997 0.916 GPI -0.8%
1999 0.9101 GPI -0.6%
2000 0.9109 GPI +0.1%
2001 0.9209 GPI +1.1%
2002 0.9294 GPI +0.9%
2003 0.9351 GPI +0.6%
2004 0.9448 GPI +1.0%
2005 0.9501 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9596 GPI +1.0%
2007 0.968 GPI +0.9%
2008 0.9735 GPI +0.6%
2009 0.9813 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.9861 GPI +0.5%
2011 0.9905 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9857 GPI -0.5%
2013 0.9933 GPI +0.8%
2014 0.9954 GPI +0.2%
2015 0.9931 GPI -0.2%
2016 0.9938 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9899 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9887 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9879 GPI -0.1%
2020 0.9859 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7918 GPI 0.7281 GPI 0.8305 GPI 9
1980s 0.8867 GPI 0.8373 GPI 0.9071 GPI 8
1990s 0.9139 GPI 0.9083 GPI 0.9236 GPI 8
2000s 0.9474 GPI 0.9109 GPI 0.9813 GPI 10
2010s 0.9905 GPI 0.9857 GPI 0.9954 GPI 10
2020s 0.9859 GPI 0.9859 GPI 0.9859 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 112 Portugal 0.9883 GPI compare
  2. 113 Jordan 0.9878 GPI compare
  3. 114 Luxembourg 0.986 GPI compare
  4. 116 Grenada 0.9846 GPI compare
  5. 117 Guatemala 0.9846 GPI compare
  6. 118 Tunisia 0.9823 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey?
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Turkey was 0.9859 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.9954 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7281 GPI in 1971.
How does Turkey rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Turkey ranks 115th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.