Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
80.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
170th
of 219 countries
All-time high
83.6%
in 2005
All-time low
72.0%
in 1997
Years of data
49
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 80.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye peaked at 83.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1997.
Türkiye ranks 170th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.3% | — |
| 1972 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 78.5% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 76.9% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.8% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.5% | 76.7% | 82.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 75.8% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 72.0% | 77.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 79.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 74.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.2% | 80.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Türkiye was 80.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1997.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Türkiye ranks 170th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release