Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey
Turkey: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey stood at 1.14 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Turkey 55th out of 183 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 1.14 GPIA 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 1.24 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Turkey ranks 55th out of 183 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 7.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release