Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey
Turkey: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 53.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey is 53.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey peaked at 53.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2004.
That places Turkey 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 8.9% | 22.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 26.7% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 31.1% | 53.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 299,967 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey was 53.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2004.
- How does Turkey rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Turkey ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.