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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.9% | — |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +54.1% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +11.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 53.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 53.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 61% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (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
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.