Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey
Turkey: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 60.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey peaked at 60.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 46.7% | — |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 45.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.2% | 60.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.69 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0315 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.85 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0334 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 60.8% 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 60.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Turkey ranks 137th 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 14.6%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release