Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey
Turkey: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey stood at 65.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey peaked at 65.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.4% | — |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 51.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 60.6% | 65.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 134 Greece 66.8% compare
- 135 New Zealand 65.7% compare
- 136 Costa Rica 65.7% compare
- 138 Mexico 65.1% compare
- 139 Rwanda 64.9% compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 64.3% compare
More education data for Turkey
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey was 65.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Turkey ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper 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