Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 228,401 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 228,401 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye peaked at 228,401 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,832, in 1994.
Türkiye ranks 12th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21,832 | — |
| 1995 | 26,252 | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 54,376 | +107.1% |
| 2012 | 102,171 | +87.9% |
| 2013 | 140,403 | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 149,291 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 159,672 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 176,448 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 183,431 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 195,037 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 206,666 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 216,979 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 217,593 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 222,884 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 228,401 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,153 | 21,832 | 54,376 | 3 |
| 2010s | 164,140 | 102,171 | 206,666 | 8 |
| 2020s | 221,464 | 216,979 | 228,401 | 4 |
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More education data for Türkiye
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -15.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,069 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,898 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -13.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -17.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Türkiye was 228,401 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 228,401 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,832 in 1994.
- How does Türkiye rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Türkiye ranks 12th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release