Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye
Türkiye: Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex was 21.26 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
21.26 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
21.26 million
in 2012
All-time low
13.32 million
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2012
Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye is 21.26 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye peaked at 21.26 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.32 million, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.32 million | 13.32 million | 13.32 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.32 million | 13.49 million | 18.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.53 million | 19.67 million | 21.26 million | 3 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 11.3 (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 17.9 (2025)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.3% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 22.9% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 5.64 million (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 5.80 million (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 43.4 (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 5.31 million (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 100 (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 8.30 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye?
- Students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Türkiye was 21.26 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, study intensity and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 21.26 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, study intensity and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.32 million in 1999.
- How does Türkiye rank for students by isced level, study intensity and sex?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, study intensity and sex rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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