Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Turkey
Turkey: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) was 0.0022 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Turkey stood at 0.0022 units per person.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.0024 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1971.
That places Turkey 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 units per person | -8.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0022 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0022 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 units per person, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +40.4% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More education data for Turkey
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.5 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.4 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Turkey?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Turkey was 0.0022 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Turkey ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.