Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey
Turkey: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 339,850 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 339,850 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey peaked at 339,850 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57,881 number, in 1994.
That places Turkey 9th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57,881 number | — |
| 1995 | 64,871 number | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 136,495 number | +110.4% |
| 2012 | 196,483 number | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 269,759 number | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 280,804 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 296,065 number | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 324,350 number | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 339,850 number | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,416 number | 57,881 number | 136,495 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 284,552 number | 196,483 number | 339,850 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Turkey was 339,850 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 339,850 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,881 number in 1994.
- How does Turkey rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.