Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1443 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.1443 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.1443 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 units per person, in 1971.
Turkey ranks 4th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0349 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0372 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0379 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0377 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0417 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0441 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0465 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0466 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.049 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0479 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0488 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0494 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0512 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0565 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0584 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.061 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0639 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0646 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0668 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0688 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0729 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0774 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0757 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0855 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0865 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0969 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1005 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.101 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.096 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0915 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0947 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0973 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0986 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.103 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1073 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1032 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1387 units per person | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1412 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1402 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.139 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.142 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1386 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1366 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1359 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.137 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1393 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1443 units per person | +3.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1443 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0913 units per person, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1443 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0845 units per person, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +34.4% | 0.1032 units per person | 0.1387 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0408 units per person | 0.0349 units per person | 0.0466 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.054 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 0.0639 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0733 units per person | 0.0646 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0865 units per person | 0.101 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 units per person | 0.103 units per person | 0.142 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1391 units per person | 0.1359 units per person | 0.1443 units per person | 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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Turkey was 0.1443 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1443 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 units per person in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.