Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey
Turkey: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.6% 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 29.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Turkey peaked at 47.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2003.
That places Turkey 58th out of 168 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 | 41.0% | — |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 39.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.6% | 35.6% | 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 29.6% 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 47.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2003.
- How does Turkey rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Turkey ranks 58th out of 168 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 down 32.3%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release