Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey
Turkey: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 70.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey peaked at 71.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2015.
That places Turkey 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.0% | — |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 60.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 64.4% | 70.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 299,967 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.33 % change on previous year (2023)
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 70.4% 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 71.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Turkey ranks 132nd out of 188 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 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release